What Is Anxiety? Link

: Assuming you know what others are thinking about you (usually something negative).

: Feeling nervous, tense, restless, or having a sense of impending doom. What is anxiety?

It is helpful to distinguish between normal stress and clinical anxiety disorders: : Assuming you know what others are thinking

: Triggered by a specific event (like a big test or interview) and usually goes away once the event passes. What is anxiety?

: Worrying about what could go wrong before it happens.

Anxiety often stems from specific thinking patterns, such as: