Silly Question

[gem]

Illy question I know but WHAT EXACLY IS ANXIETY??? I asked my therapist once & she seemed clueless ... when my private therapist & doctors have told me you have anxiety I been like. Ok Wat is that all I feel I have is worry worry endless worry is that anxiety?

[Amy1986]

Isn't it anxiety when normal worry turns into something that starts effecting you life physically or emotionally?

[gem]

Oh so it is basically worry then? Lol ok then hell yea I got that bad :/ x

[alankay]

It's an abnormal state where the normal fear response is triggered and happens to such a degree(long and/or often enough) it interferes with normal life, work and/or family and interpersonal functioning. It then often results in phobic avoidance and gets worse from that. It stems from too much worry and negative thinking/feelings but that is a very short and concise definition. It's simply a state of significant distress for no real reason. Alankay

[gem]

Thanx that makes a lot of Sence with having ocd too it's never ending .. Also I seem to have a lot of anxiety with certain things I watch horror films/ programmes on murder/violence/prisons if I watch sumthing like that I get that scared it just makes me cry/shake if I think about it too much so is that anxiety too?

[gem]

Thank you kev a lot of help that was :) xx