01 Sep Anxiety
Updated, June 2018.
I am freaking out. I have a geometry quiz tomorrow and I was up too late working on a computer program, so I really didn’t study and as I was leaving the house my mom reminded me how important all my grades are so now I feel more pressure. I just know I will fail and life as I know it will be over!
Calm down, Steve. It’s just a quiz. And in geometry – you’ll be fine.
No, I won’t, Taylor. I know geometry well enough to know I don’t know the material. And a quiz is serious. It gets weighted into my grade, which counts toward my whole average, which might come down, which might hurt my chances of getting into a good college or finding a great job, which…
Stop! You’re freaking ME out! I’ve never looked at school that way and seeing you like this, I’m glad I haven’t. Seriously, Steve. Get a grip.
Steve normally has a grip, but today he seems anxious about his upcoming quiz because he doesn’t feel prepared and his mother’s comment escalated his worries. Sometimes, even the slightest comment can push us over the edge because we can handle only so much at once. Managing workloads and life commitments can feel overwhelming at times, to anyone!
Of course, we all feel anxious from time to time. So how do you know when it might be a problem? How do you know when you might need a little help managing your anxious feelings? This post will explore those questions about anxiety to help you get a grip on emotions that make you feel overwhelmed. This post will cover:
What is the difference between stress and anxiety?
Comparing stressful, anxious and phobic thinking
Bonus YSS: Panic attacks: What are they? What can you do?
Bonus YSS: What are the most prevalent (common) anxiety disorders?
(Sources for these posts can be found throughout and at the very end.]
WLKHS1106
Posted at 12:18h, 15 OctoberI dont feel anxioius much so it is not severe at all
WLKHS1303
Posted at 12:54h, 11 OctoberI don’t really feel anxious but when I feel it it’s like when I have to much homework but it’s not in like a really bad way.
WLKHS1312
Posted at 12:52h, 11 OctoberI don’t really feel anxious until a situation grows worse and worse to the point where I have to do something about it and I don’t really feel comfortable speaking
wlkhs1131
Posted at 12:52h, 11 OctoberI do not consider anxiety a major factor in my life. Of course, anxiety presents itself once in a while, but it does not get to the point where I cannot control it.
WLKHS1315
Posted at 12:54h, 08 OctoberI tend to get anxious a lot mostly over certain situations that I cant control the outcome. I don’t like not know if the outcome of a situation is gonna hurt me or not. I think that because I get anxious pretty often Ive learned how to control it better and get through it easier.
WLKHS1308
Posted at 12:52h, 08 OctoberI sometimes feel anxious in certain situations. But the amount I feel anxious is not that severe so it is not that big of an issue because I do not get that big of a panic attack but when I do feel anxious it takes over me.
wlkhs1309
Posted at 12:52h, 08 OctoberI feel anxious when i am taking a test. This is because i know the result when i do bad on a test. I dont think it is severe at all because it only happends someontimes and its not that bad.