Symptoms of anxiety

Symptoms of anxiety can include:

• Racing heartrate
• Flushing and/or feeling warm or tingly
• Hyperventilating or panicking
• Loss of appetite
• Trouble falling or staying asleep
• Feeling a need to escape or feeling trapped
• Feeling insecure
• Unnecessary worry or rumination
• Catastrophizing (always thinking about the worst that could happen)
• Having difficulty calming yourself down

If you are concerned you may have anxiety, consider counseling and/or talking with your doctor. Medication can often alleviate symptoms more quickly, but many anti-anxiety medications are designed for either short-term or “as needed” use and are not designed to be taken every day. Counseling can help teach you how to challenge anxious thoughts and do a better job of calming yourself down in stressful situations