@Jace. Do you get nauseous from Playing1st person games. I do. Can't play for more than 10 mins. However they seemed to have fixed this on the new call of duty

thank you for sharing

You forgot to mention that a person can move from one to the other over time.

I disagree with the criteria of normal anxiety. Normal anxiety can very much interfere with one's daily tasks and responsibilities and it can be very distressing.

I feel like this is essentially telling someone their normal anxiety isn't all that bad or distressing or else they have a disorder. I'm not at all comfortable with that.

Hey @AffyAvo,

I don't think that the objective of this post was to insinuate that "normal anxiey" is any less valid or distressing! Of course anxiety on any level is at the very least uncomfortable, but I think that it is more axknowledging that there is a spectrum of the severity of symptoms. If it hurts you then of course it is valid an nobody should be able to tell you that it isn't, but at the same time somebody who experiences mild anxiety can experience very different symptoms than somebody who has an anxiety disorder and that can be important to recognise when we are trying to help or sympathise/empathise with others <3

(Just my interperetation)

@ashxr If it wasn't written out like a criteria list, then I could get behind it. The way it's written it seems to be very black and white. Normal anxiety can be pretty severe, it's not always mild. There are many situations where it's actually the normal to prescribe an anti-anxiety medication because that normal level of anxiety is expected to be distressing.

@AffyAvo As I said, I feel like it is a spectrum. I guess that it is open to interpretation however I don't think that that was the intended take on it. You may find you better relate to another thread however I see it in a different way and I personally like it.

This post is really awesome, @Jace :D Not fully understanding the experiences and feelings associated with different areas of things like anxiety definately can make things difficult when we want to be able to help or understand others. While anxiety in general is a horrible horrible thing to endure on any level, it is important to recognise that there are different levels of severity and symptoms. And that what we experience (or don't) can be quite different to the experience that somebody else does, and so it may be easier or more difficult for them to cope with the anxiety trigger.This post is really great as it helps to simplify something that can be difficult to understand and it has definately made me think and be more aware :p Thank you <3

(excuse me if none of that made sense :p)

@Jace thanks for sharing!

@Jace So if the anxiety is relatively new, what other problems could it be a sign of? (I'm not asking for a diagnosis, just info)