Would you like to know more about anxiety signs and symptoms?

In this article, I’m going to explain the signs and symptoms of anxiety you can make sense of.

Let’s explore this further.

What is an anxiety disorder?

Anxiety is a normal feeling that we all experience sometimes. This is because we all have times when we feel afraid, worried or overwhelmed because of certain situations we encounter in life.

For instance, we might worry about being made redundant from a job, failing an exam, taking a test, or becoming unwell.

BUT, when these feelings of worry, danger or fear becomes ongoing such that it affects or interferes massively on our day-to-day life, even after the threat has gone, or make you feel worse, then maybe you have an anxiety disorder.

Other mental health problems may not be so obvious.

Is anxiety a mental illness?

When feelings of danger and fear gets intense and out of control such that your life is affected, anxiety becomes a mental illness.

Individuals with anxiety disorder may experience feelings like stress, panic and worry which last longer and are difficult to control.

Making sense of signs of anxiety can be useful to help control symptoms. Understanding these signs can help aid recovery.

I have organised these signs into 5 groups–so you can make sense of them.

Emotions
Thoughts
Physical symptoms
Life
Behaviours

1. What are the emotional symptoms of anxiety?

Feeling worried
Feeling irritated
Expecting the worst
Feeling tense
Feeling grumpy
Watching for signs of danger
Feeling helpless
Moody most of the time
Miserable
Sad
Empty
Restless
Agitated
Panic attacks
Trouble concentrating
Unable to focus

How can I calm my emotional anxiety?

We know caffeine to be an anxiety inducer. As a result, cutting back will help calm emotional anxiety.

Engage in meditation
Engage in journaling where you can free write your thoughts.
Talk to a friend, family or your GP about your symptoms.
Take walks in nature
Find a hobby
Read an interesting book

2. What thoughts are associated with anxiety?

Worried about family and friends.
Thinking failure is imminent
Feeling helpless
Loss of interest
Exhaustion increases
Lack of clarity
Difficulty in concentrating

How can you calm anxiety related thoughts?

Take some time-out
Engage in meditation
Engage in journaling where you can free write your thoughts.
Talk to a friend, family or your GP about your symptoms.
Take walks in nature
Find a hobby
Read an interesting book
Surround yourself with positive people.

3. What are the physical symptoms of anxiety?

Sleep disturbances
Insomnia–trouble sleeping
Body aches and pains
Outbreak of skin condition
Sweating
Shortness of breath
Dizziness
Heart palpitations.

How can you calm physical symptoms associated with anxiety?

Take some time-out
Eat a balanced diet
Take deep breaths
Exercise daily
Engage in meditation
Engage in journaling where you can free write your thoughts.
Talk to a friend, family or your GP about your symptoms.
Take walks in nature
Find a hobby
Read an interesting book or join a book club

4. How does anxiety affect a person’s life?

Anxiety may affect a person’s life in several ways. Individuals may experience the following life events.

Feeling caged in
Fear of trying something new
Loss of income
Feeling of unfulfilled potential
Poor performance at work
Less or no involvement in social activities
Distancing oneself
Feeling all alone
Avoiding people
Neglecting hobbies
Neglecting interests
Doing less in life
The smallest tasks seem too much
Having relationship difficulties
Difficulties with family life.

5. What are behaviours of anxiety?

Avoidance behaviours such as
Avoiding social situations
Avoiding using the elevator
Avoiding going on the plane
Avoiding crowded places such as shopping centre, football stadium, theatre
A feeling of dread
A feeling of being “on-edge”

Before you go

So, there you have it. It turns out to be easy to make sense of all those symptoms associated with anxiety.

The impact of anxiety can be damaging, and dealing with it can be very difficult.

People with anxiety find it difficult to live their lives the way they want.

They may have poor personal relationships because of their intense fear preventing them from engaging in social activities.

They may not be able to work and sometimes have agoraphobia or unable to leave the house.

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Anxiety Signs & Symptoms You Can Make Sense of