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

Being nervous is a temporary state, also called fear. We experience it when we are handed a task or a job or face a sticky situation. It wears out eventually, once we have reached safe ground. Anxiety on the other hand is the result of something you dread about, e.g, possible failure, divorce or anything that might happen but isn't happening right now. The reason may be irrational and it leads to a lot of mental agony as more the necessary amount of adrenaline is pumped into the bloodstream.

Being nervous is often momentanious, and can be easily calmed once you know everything is ok. Anxiety however doesnt dissappear even though everything is ok again, and doesnt let you think straight.

Being nervous is a normal feelings that might happen every once in a while and may not completely effect your life however, anxiety is being very anxious to the point where your heart starts racing, you start sweating, you might be out of breathe and not able to talk; Anxiety can greatly effect your life.

Being nervous is normal. It's identifying a situation as potentially harmful. Anxiety is irrational. It's your entire body's response to your brain automatically assuming that you are in grave danger. It's panic.

Anxiety is a form of depression. Being Nervous is basically being at the start of being depressed. Being depressed is not good and there isn't no much you can do. The difference is that when you have anxiety it is harder to control and understand then being nervous because being nervous is something you could get over.

Anxiety is more like a weight of nervousness before and after an event. Nervousness tends to seep away after a while, but anxiety can affect people way after or way before something happens.

Anxiety is when you have constant worry, your worry shifts from one topic to another. A person with generalized anxiety disorder may be seen as a worrywart. They also may have some symptoms such as restlessness, being constantly on edge, fatigue, irritability, and issues with concentrating.

Anxiety is more a mental health concern where it impedes on a person's quality of life while being nervous is a normal response to performance related stressors we face in our daily lives.

I believe that anxiety is worse and and also and also is usually related to a specific situation(s). Being nervous is just getting a bit worked up about something on a one off. This is just how I interpret it, could be wrong...

Anxiety is a state of apprehension, tension, and worry. Being nervous is a mild form of anxiety; from what I've gathered. Both of these stem from the fight-or-flight response, which makes a person's body respond accordingly to the situation. However, individuals with anxiety experience the physical response more intensely and have thoughts that reflect their state of anxiety (Ex. A person sweats more than usual when encountering a social situation and thinks about what will happen if the situation goes wrong).