Anxiety is your body’s response to stress or fear. It is a fairly common feeling experienced by all of us at some point of time in our lives. However, the issue emerges when anxiety starts taking control of your life and leads you towards certain behaviours. If left unresolved, anxiety can disrupt relationships, affect performances, and hamper your normal way of living.
Nedra Glover Tawwab, therapist, NYT bestselling author, relationship & boundaries expert in her recent Instagram posts, talks about the symptoms of anxiety. She writes, “Most people experience anxiety to some extent. It becomes problematic when anxiety is your predominant way of feeling, impacts your relationships, ability to perform at work/school, or you can’t live your life in a way that you desire.”
She adds, “Therapy is an excellent way to learn how to manage anxiety. With therapy, you can learn how to embrace instead of avoiding anxiety, and you can learn how to move forward even when you’re feeling anxious.”
So what are the signs of anxiety to watch out?
Weight Fluctuations - Gastrointestinal issues are a common symptom of anxiety. People when dealing with this disorder can experience weight gain or loss.
Sound Unsupportive - Anxious people often sound unsupportive and can rub you the wrong way. Their approach to secondhand stress remains unchanged.
Seem Withdrawn - Social anxiety can lead people to cancel plans last minute, question how they interact with people, and be paranoid about what others think about them.
Seem Indecisive - People incessantly avoid making decisions because of the constant fear of making the wrong choices.
Sleeping Troubles - People with anxiety have issues falling or staying asleep and it comes out in subtle ways.
