7 Habits You Have Because Of Your Anxiety

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.