7 Habits You Have Because Of Your Anxiety

06/10/24 • 4 min

Did you know that although anxiety has been reported to affect over 40 million people all over the world, it can do so in a lot of different ways, making it harder to spot in some cases and more prevalent than we realize? And of course, anxiety affects even more people on a subclinical level; an alarming majority of people have actually experienced anxiety at least once in their lives.

So, how do we get a better picture of what anxiety can look like for a lot of different people? And how it can affect our lives without us even realizing it? Well, here are a few habits psychology says you most likely have because of your anxiety.

We also made a video on the little habits you don't know are signs of anxiety: https://youtu.be/QjLOWQqy2MU

Writer: Chloe Avenasa

Script Editor: Isadora Ho

Script Manager: Kelly Soong

Voice: Amanda Silvera (www.youtube.com/amandasilvera)

Animator: Kayla Ramirez

YouTube Manager: Cindy Cheong

References:

National Institute of Mental Health (2017). What Are Anxiety Disorders? Retrieved from www.nimh.nih.gov/health/statistics/anxiety-disorders.shtml

Stearns, P. N. (2012). American fear: The causes and consequences of high anxiety. Routledge.

American Psychological Association (2013). Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Ed. Washington, DC, USA; APA Publishing.

McLeod, D. R., Hoehn-Saric, R., & Stefan, R. L. (1986). Somatic symptoms of anxiety: Comparison of self-report and physiological measures. Biological psychiatry, 21(3), 301-310.

Antony, M. M., & Rowa, K. (2005). Evidence-based assessment of anxiety disorders in adults. Psychological assessment, 17(3), 256.

We also made a video on the little habits you don't know are signs of anxiety: https://youtu.be/QjLOWQqy2MU

Writer: Chloe Avenasa

Script Editor: Isadora Ho

Script Manager: Kelly Soong

Voice: Amanda Silvera (www.youtube.com/amandasilvera)

Animator: Kayla Ramirez

YouTube Manager: Cindy Cheong

References:

National Institute of Mental Health (2017). What Are Anxiety Disorders? Retrieved from www.nimh.nih.gov/health/statistics/anxiety-disorders.shtml

Stearns, P. N. (2012). American fear: The causes and consequences of high anxiety. Routledge.

American Psychological Association (2013). Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Ed. Washington, DC, USA; APA Publishing.

McLeod, D. R., Hoehn-Saric, R., & Stefan, R. L. (1986). Somatic symptoms of anxiety: Comparison of self-report and physiological measures. Biological psychiatry, 21(3), 301-310.

Antony, M. M., & Rowa, K. (2005). Evidence-based assessment of anxiety disorders in adults. Psychological assessment, 17(3), 256.

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