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12 Feelings People With Anxiety Know Are Too True

If you have anxiety, you've probably felt these

Carla Hable
Jul 26, 2016
Springfield College
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12 Feelings People With Anxiety Know Are Too True
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The dictionary defines anxiety as "a feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease, typically about an imminent event or something with an uncertain outcome." However, people who experience anxiety know that it can better be described by the moments that all of us experience. These are 12 moments that everyone with anxiety will instantly recognize.

1. Panicking when you realize that the mild pain in your arm could be any number of deadly diseases

Mild headache? Probably cancer. Arm hurts? Lupus. Stomachache? Have you considered that it could be an incurable STD? Thanks, WebMD!

2. Reminiscing over a conversation that happened three hours ago

And realizing how stupid you sounded. Yikes.

3. Hearing a noise in your house and instantly preparing for battle with the thief that is definitely in your house.

4. Dying a little bit on the inside before any kind of job interview or being put on the spot.

"Can you tell us a little bit about yourself?" makes you start sweating.

5. Assuming that your friend hates you when you don't get an immediate text back.

Work? Busy? Phone died? Nope! Not possible. You definitely did something offensive.

6. Laying in bed and remembering everything you've ever done wrong/way you've embarrassed yourself.

Ugh, remember that one time you tripped at middle school graduation? Wasn't that the worst?

7. Having everything go right... and you're still wondering when the next thing will go wrong.

8. Mentally freaking out when your roommate has strangers over without asking.

Is it too much to ask? So I can prepare myself...by not being there.

9. Cancelling plans because you don't know who will be there or if you'll have any friends

10. Randomly checking your friends Facebook/Twitter accounts to ensure that they didn't unfriend you or secretly hate you.

An anxious person will do better research than the FBI when it comes to confirmation bias.

11. Actively avoiding acknowledging someone you vaguely remember in high school when you see them at home.

Please pretend we don't know one another, please pretend we don't know each other...

12. And finally, feeling relief when you are comforted by the fact that your friends understand and support you.

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