What's the difference between anxiety and just being nervous?
Naydervader1
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Nov 1, 2015
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Anxiety you sometimes can't control. You live in constant fear of something. To be nervous is just you being a little excited or unsure about something new or something you care about and it doesn't last very long.
OhSoLovely
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Nov 1, 2015
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I would always say that anxiety is a reoccurring thing that is physical as well as an emotion… nervous is sort of a feeling or emotion, but anxiety is when you can feel anxious for no apparent reason or if you start to have frequent anxious episodes… Although they can often cross over into one, at least in my case they did, but anxiety is usually a lot more physical
pk2323
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Nov 5, 2015
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Anxiety is much deeper than just being nervous. It feels like everything can go wrong in a quick second , it is overthinking, as well as trouble breathing, speaking, and even thinking clearly.
genuineCreature28
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Nov 5, 2015
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Anxiety is when there is a lot of worry at little things, and worry is usually a bit less extreme. Anxiety can affect the things you do by making you avoid certain situations
Greatlistener87
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Nov 6, 2015
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Anxiety is when instead of being nervous about something new or a change you worry about it. That worry will turn into paranoia and so on. Nervous is when you face something new or a change in your life you will feel it. But its just your nerves it settles once you get to it.
Spirited1
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Dec 5, 2015
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Nervous energy can be a natural and appropriate response to some situations. Adrenaline can give us the kick and the focus to deliver an ace presentation, for example, or to tell someone the truth about how we really feel. Anxiety, to me, is a more pervasive state of being that isn't always in response to stimuli. It can be a feeling that lingers over you regardless of where you are and what you are doing, although some situations may make it worse. If you feel anxious generally, with no clear cause, it may be a deeper issue that needs attention.
Jennifer164
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Jan 8, 2018
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Well,being nervous is not that intense or harmful like anxiety.The feeling a nervousness can be explained but the feeling of anxiety cannot be described in words and does not always have a reason to it.But it's better to ask this question to a psychiatrist if you want to know the exact difference.
Anonymous
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Aug 14, 2018
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I’m both.
Nervousness is the feeling you get before seeing someone you love for example the butterflies in your stomach and how your heart skips a beat or two.
Anxiety is more complicated and harder to explain,it has physical impacts as panic attacks. Nervousness can’t stop you from getting on a roller coaster,anxiety indeed well.
Furrygirl77
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May 9, 2015
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That's hard to answer since both are pretty similar. More often than not, anxiety will be a recurring feeling of tension or panic while nervousness is often a temporary feeling of tension.
Anonymous
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Aug 11, 2015
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Anxiety is mostly cause by fear or being nervous. But just because you are nervous doesn't mean you have anxiety it could just mean you are worried about a certain situation try looking at the self help guide on anxiety and it make answer your question in more detail. https://www.7cups.com/anxiety-help/
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