What's the difference between anxiety and just being nervous?

Imo being nervous is typically about a certain situation, person, etc. Anxiety is being nervous and upset about everything.

Being nervous is just feeling those butterflies in the stomach in the moment. Anxiety is worrying about everything that happened in the past, present, and future. Your heart starts to beat rapidly, you start to feel chest pains, it is like that.

Anxiety is a constant fear, nervousness. It's a disorder characterized by a state of excessive uneasiness. Followed by compulsive behavior or panic attacks. Being nervous is being edgy, anxious excitable (at times). Being nervous because of an up-coming event that's held by you or related to you. Can also refer the 'Being nervous' to a sensitive person, who is also a nervous person, who is easily agitated, and also highly strung.

Nervousness is a natural reaction to stressful situations, anxiety is this reaction to situations that should not induce nervousness.

Anxiety is when it feels like the world is about to end because of something. Nervousness is just the feeling of well dreading something or excitement.

Just being nervous can happen when you are about to take an exam or test but anxiety is being anxiety about every little thing possible

Anxiety is basically an illness but not a physical illness at all it is phsychological (having to do with the head) it is chronic which is long lasting Being nervous is being scared but is NOT long lasting.

Just like sad and depressed. Nervousness only happens for a short period of time and anxiety happens for a longer period of time.

Anxiety Comes from deep inside and appears very impairing. Being nervous depends on specific situations and can be solved very fast! When u went through this specific situation, there´s no more reason for being nervous! So in my case anxiety sits deeper inside,

Anxiety can be gripping. It holds on long after the stressor. Being nervous can pass within a reasonable time. Let's say you have to give a presentation for a class and you know the professor is very strict. You know that you understand the material and have a great presentation to give. You will still be nervous, and that is normal. It's controllable. A quick breathing exercise, you finish the presentation, and you go on with your day. All is well. That is being nervous. Now you have to give the presentation. Have you studied enough? What if you pronounce this wrong? What if the powerpoint doesn't work? You feel your heart beating. You are shaking. The presentation goes great, you did just fine. You don't stop shaking. You still feel your heart. Anxiety doesn't stop because the stressor is over. Anxiety takes over your day, week, life. Being nervous is normal. Anxiety can be devastating.