Why do I sometimes feel anxious without knowing why?

Sometimes, we experience anxiety because of something called an anxiety trigger. People can be diagnosed with many different types of anxiety disorders. Each with specific symptoms and causes. In addition, people can experience situational anxiety where something in particular causes anxiety symptoms to flare. A student might experience test anxiety severe enough to negatively impact performance or a parent’s anxiety might become heightened and nearly debilitating when he/she thinks about various harm that could come to the child. Anxiety that is triggered by something can be painful, limiting, and downright awful, especially when one can’t avoid anxiety triggers. Equally painful, limiting, and downright awful is when anxiety strikes without a cause whatsoever.

Because of the nature of anxiety that is of reaction the does not depends on external triggers but mostly inner ones

There is a lot of thoughts cumulated in your head. You feel pressed and don't know how to relax properly. Unconsciously you are still in a defence mode, treating the world around you as a foe. This is often connected to social anxiety, depression, traumatic experiences and others. We don't know what we can expect from the situation or people around us. What is important is not to let the anxiety take over you. Controlled breathing, meditation, touching something soft, listening to music, talking to someone we trust - these are some things that can help us get calm.

A lot of times we may feel anxious and not know why, but there is almost always a reason behind how we feel. There can be some things that we may not notice that cause your anxiousness. These are called triggers. Some common triggers are blood, needles, certain words, certain stresses, and more. It’s important to find out what your triggers are you you can learn how to call yourself when they appear, or to avoid your triggers. When you start to feel anxious, try writing down what was happening before you felt this way. Write what you am were thinking, feeling, and what was going on before you felt anxious. Best of luck!