Anxiety suppression

Suppression of anxiety can be described as the partial to complete suppression of a person’s ability to feel anxiety, nervousness, general unease and negative feelings of psychological tension. The experience of this effect may decrease anxiety-related behaviour such as rumination, muscular tension, panic attacks, and restlessness.

This effect often occurs with the use of psychoactive drugs including depressants such as benzodiazepines and opioids.

Causes

Psychoactive substances which may cause this effect include:

See also

• Subjective effects index
• Psychedelics - Subjective effects
• Dissociatives - Subjective effects
• Deliriants - Subjective effects