Sometimes the feelings of fear or anxiety continue after the difficult situation or sometimes you may feel a stronger sense of fear than other people and this is when anxiety becomes a problem and can affect you doing every day things.
Source: What is anxiety? @ Young Minds: the voice for young people’s mental health and wellbeing
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- What is anxiety? @ AnxietyUK
Excerpt: Whereas stress is something that will come and go as the external factor causing it (be it a work, relationship or money problems, etc.) comes and goes, anxiety is something that can persist whether or not the cause is clear to the sufferer.
Photo: Savannah is raising awareness about social anxiety by The home of Fixers on Flickr under Creative Commons license
