If you are overly worried about everyday situations or overly preoccupied with the events of the day, you may have anxiety.
Anxiety is not the same as stress, which is also common when subjected to external pressures. Anxiety’s trigger is often broader and less identifiable.
Both anxiety and stress are necessary human reactions because they help us adapt and prepare for future situations.
Everyone therefore alternates between rest and stress or anxiety periods in order to cope with different life events. These states appear and disappear on their own.
If you have chronic anxiety, restlessness or the inability to perform daily tasks, you should seek professional help. Anxiety is not a sign of weakness or something to be ashamed of, it is a medical condition.
Anxiety and its consequences are largely underestimated by people living with the disease and therefore under-diagnosed. Talk to your doctor.