What Does Anxiety Look Like?

There are lots of different symptoms of anxiety and everyone has their own set of symptoms, which can look quite different from someone else’s.

The ‘classic’ symptoms of anxiety include: shortness of breath; tight chest; heart palpitations; headaches; sweating; tummy upsets; dizziness; difficulties concentrating; trembling; difficulties falling asleep and staying asleep; inability to get up in the morning; feelings of worry and even dread; feeling irritable or even angry.

Most people use coping strategies to mask their anxiety and you may be so used to using these strategies that you may not even be aware that you have some of these symptoms.