Being anxious is something that pops up for no reason sometimes. I will even wake up anxious before the day has begun. I don't know why this is happening and I'm not sure how to control this feeling?

It sounds like you are having a difficult time with your anxiety and there seems to be a few things going on here. I notice you saying "It pops up for no reason sometimes" which sounds like it could be very confusing. I'm reading that you are suffering with these anxious feelings often, even waking up with them before your day has begun. You are unsure why this is happening and it sounds like you would like some control over these feelings to make them stop. I'd like to know more about specific instances where you have experienced anxiety and look at what happened? How you felt, behaved and thought. Identifying the type of anxiety and its potential causes may assist in helping you have more control over these feelings.

Try the 5-4-3-2-1 method. 5 things you can see, 4 things you can touch, 3 things you can hear, 2 things you can smell, and 1 thing you can taste. this grounds you and brings you back to reality so that you can properly assess the situation you're in. Another technique I use often is asking myself, "Is this thing that is scaring me a real danger?" or "What's the worst that could happen?" Asking questions helps you to assess the validity of your current situation. Hope this helps, remember to shine bright and stay positive! Lots of love and good luck! ~Micah

Unfortunately anxiety isn't always caused by a specific event or situation in our lives. Anxiety is a clinical condition and can be triggered by natural phenomena in our bodies. If you are feeling this way, please know that you are OK and you can seek help from a medical professional. There are many treatments and tools you can use to manage anxiety. You've taken the first step by asking about it, so congrats to you! Keep your spirits up and don't be afraid to keep exploring your options.

Sometimes, upon reflection, we see something in the past, even long ago, that has triggered in a dream or whatever, or it can be a recent past or future event. If we do become aware of it in our thoughts, sometimes we go "Oh, that's insignificant, that can't be it." My advice is to not ever trivialize any feeling. Process it, breathe, and attempt to work through the feeling. If there is truly no reason you can find, then maybe a short chat out here may help. In any case, I learned a long time ago that regardless of how hurried you feel, you always are authorized to take 5 to 10 minutes for yourself. Take care!

This is happening because you are afraid of something which has happened in the past. You can control this by focusing on what is happening now.

I can certainly co-relate to what you are experiencing..it happens on it own accord you never know when it comes and when it goes but leaves with queations to ponder whil you struggle hard to comprehend what could be the reason and it frustrates you even more for not being able to understand and cope up with stress.

In my experience, I've realised that it happens to me because I'm worried about being worried about something possibly going wrong during the day, ie. I'm anxious about being anxious. When that happens, I usually just think about why I'm anxious, and if there's any evidence for it, but if the anxiety's still there, I do the mindfulness thing where I just accept that I'm feeling anxious, let it pass and try not to fight it. Also, the psychologist in me says that it's because I'm misattributing the normal jump in cortisol in the morning (that happens to help wake you up) as anxiety, so I get anxious about it :P

Anxiety is a fairly normal thing to feel. That doesn't mean it doesn't suck when it happens to you, but that does mean that you aren't alone. I'd recommend talking about it with someone. That usually helps me.

That is because our mind is always worried. At times, for no reason at all. It keeps worrying about the future or the past. We need to start living in the present and we must learn to enjoy the moment. Meditating in the morning helps a lot and believing in yourself is the key to end anxiousness and other related issues.

I can completely relate to this. It happens and I know how emotionally exhausting it can be. Because each person is so different, the ability to "control" it will vary. Finding a cause or a trigger can help. I know that some people know why they feel that way and others don't. Anxiety doesn't have a time line...this is something I have learned. Something that could have happened hours ago could make you feel anxious, or even days, weeks, years. I had/have to struggle with this. I don't have immediate triggers. I have unexpected, out of the blue anxiety. I am still trying to figure out where it comes from. But I do think it is possible that it is many things in my life that culminate at once. It is random, which is not fair but knowing that it is an array of things is a little helpful. I learnt recently that it is OK to acknowledge it. It is ok to tell yourself: "I am feeling this way. It is ok that I feel this way. It does not define me but I can feel this in this moment." The positive self-talk sometimes really helps.