Neither have we been taught how to take care of anxiety head on. Acute anxiety is occasional. It's what happens when you see a lion in the road. A problem presents itself. You deal with it and your anxiety goes back down.
Chronic anxiety is always present.
Its high and stays high, giving rise to a life-style of chaos and perpetual intensity. You are born into it and you swim in it. Because you are already in a state of high anxiety, when you see a lion in the road, the anxiety spikes off your already high chronic level. At first, it increases certain physiological conditions such as heart rate, adrenaline level, blood pressure and blood flow. If the anxiety level goes higher, eventually it shuts down problem solving ability.