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The Problems of Fast Beta Waves As Related to Anxiety, Insomnia, and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

While normal sized fast beta waves are desirable for cognitive function in being able to think faster and with better clarity, extra large fast waves may cause serious problems with other areas of a person's life. Therefore, in order to have a normal pattern of comfortable functioning, fast beta waves need to be in appropriate sizes and speeds. for when they are not, problems occur.

Anxiety and Fast Brain Waves
In some individuals, anxiety may also be associated with a brain pattern of excessively fast beta brainwave activity. It is as if the brain is idling too fast and this individual finds it almost impossible to relax. Another analogy is that the car is left in high gear and is always on full speed ahead, causing stress and anxiety. Below is part of the brain map of a highly anxious person who has this pattern.

Yellow is 3 standard deviations too high

Red is 2 standard deviations to high

Black represents normal activity

Medium Blue is 2 standard deviations too low

Light Blue is 3 standard deviations too low

Patterns of Anxiety as Seen in a Brain Map

Addictions and Insomnia as Seen on a Brain Map
Alcoholics, and children of alcoholics, as well as individuals with insomnia, will often have the same patterns as that of high anxiety as shown on the brain map above. Their brain map will have too much high fast beta. They may especially be attracted to alcohol, marijuana, and tranquilizers or painkillers, because these drugs increase a pattern of relaxed alpha brainwave activity. They are essentially seeking to self medicate their own brain abnormality and reduce the fast beta.

Fast Waves in the Central Cortex
Other analyses of a brain map sometimes reveal a pattern like the next one, where the excessive fast activity is especially localized in the central part of the cortex (in the middle of the head), producing a pattern of generalized anxiety, lots of worrying, and ruminating excessively about many things. It is as if the brain can not turn it self off to ever relax, and it keeps running and running without ever shutting down and relaxing. This makes it difficult to unwind, leave the problems at the office, and there is difficulty in turning off their minds and falling asleep at night.

Obsessive Compulsive Centrally

A Fast Beta Pattern of Anxiety, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, and Insomnia		Another OCD pattern is seen in the LORETA image below.

A very similar brain wave pattern (above left) occurs with obsessive-compulsive disorder caused by excessive high fast beta activity along the center of the head, over an area of the brain called the anterior cingulated gyrus. This pattern may also be seen in the LORETA image (above right), where excessive beta shows up in the central back area of the brain.

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Sterling

S. Steel in Gilbert, Arizona (anxiety)

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Lascano

Chandler, Arizona (anxiety)

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