5 Anxiety Warning Signs You Might Not Notice

Anxiety does its job by getting your attention. But what if you’re not noticing it? Signs of anxiety can be obvious, and not so obvious. Anxiety can ‘yell’ at you, flash you into panic, and fuel that familiar pit in your stomach that tells you something’s wrong. Most of us know and understand this kind of acute anxiety. But this isn’t the only kind of anxiety and certainly isn’t the only kind of anxiety that’s useful. Some signs of anxiety are more like a quiet whisper that nags you, drags you down, and frankly irritates you. This is your discomfort is doing its job: to get your attention and prompt you to find a solution. 12 Life Skills Only People with Anxiety Can Teach You 1. You Worry Early in the Morning. Quiet anxiety seldom occupies center stage in our daytime awareness and instead, often presents in the quieter moments that end and begin our day. Worrying about how to afford your next vacation, for example, may not be something that grabs your attention when you are surfing the web and getting ideas, but just might be on your mind when you wake up. Financial awareness is an important element of planning a vacation that is fun and affordable. The worry signals a problem that still needs solving. 2. You Dream About It. If you are lucky enough to remember your dreams, you will have yet another avenue for accessing your quieter worries. Dreaming of being late to school and missing an exam? You might need stronger strategies for juggling your many respons...
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