Do you know what gives you anxiety?
Anxiety manifests itself in different ways for everyone. From feeling overwhelming paranoia to a loss of control, we can recognize the signs when we're experiencing anxiety. Yet, we don't always discuss what exactly triggers our anxiety, or the moment we realized we have the disorder.
On Twitter, people are sharing their own triggers with the hashtag #WhatMakesMeAnxious.
Anxiety can feel isolating and disruptive, but it's comforting to know you are not alone — there are 40 million adult Americans who are struggling too.
Some people had specific triggers.
Hearing a recording of your own voice and deciding it's perhaps best never to speak again. #WhatMakesMeAnxious
— ✞ (@TheYoungHipster) October 20, 2016
The feeling that once I leave my apt, anything can happen to me. ????#WhatMakesMeAnxious
— Holly Boyd (@holly_boyd1) October 20, 2016
#WhatMakesMeAnxious Quick change of plans!
— Tom Malvaso (@TomMalvaso) October 20, 2016
Text Message: "Hey, can I ask you something?" #WhatMakesMeAnxious pic.twitter.com/NNmKtGQdrJ
— NUFF$AID (@nuffsaidNY) October 20, 2016
#WhatMakesMeAnxious is when someone rings my doorbell then catches me peeking around the curtains. Pretending no one's at home. #badhabits
— Ms. Bitch (@tanblueeyedlady) October 20, 2016
#WhatMakesMeAnxious
— Nutella Queen (@HeyItsChris412) October 20, 2016
Even numbers.
I'm not kidding.
All of the fabricated scenarios that run through my brain throughout the day. #WhatMakesMeAnxious
— Brandon Cloud (@theclobra) October 20, 2016
#WhatMakesMeAnxious double doors and when people hold both doors...how many times do I say thank you?! EEK
— •• (@efflorescentxox) April 2, 2016
group projects, presentations, the act/sat, boys, teachers, anything that breathes honestly. thinking about my anxiety #WhatMakesMeAnxious
— spooky k! (@smolkaren) October 20, 2016
everything that has to do with socializing with people #WhatMakesMeAnxious
— ㅤ (@profilebutera) October 20, 2016
Laying in bed calculating how little sleep your gonna get & how tired your gonna be tommorow #WhatMakesMeAnxious pic.twitter.com/Fd6AbnUFi7
— Fire Lake DJ (@FireLakeDJ) October 20, 2016
#WhatMakesMeAnxious my emotionally abusive bosses and the fact that they think it's normal and ok to make employees feel like garbage ????
— Faye'D (@PeridotPie) October 20, 2016
Trivializing of Sexual Assault #WhatMakesMeAnxious
— It's Meagan (@MeaganAldaine) October 20, 2016
Being photographed, early sunsets, first dates #WhatMakesMeAnxious
— ro ૐ (@romanagiulia) October 20, 2016
#WhatMakesMeAnxious is the thought of my family finding me on Twitter. OMG. All kinds of no! #LetMeLivePeople! pic.twitter.com/MNeRIHfo7g
— Shellie (@dirtroaddiva1) October 20, 2016
Yup. Plainly put, absolutely.
#WhatMakesMeAnxious just life in general pic.twitter.com/37keswQDie
— ★ Ashley ★ (@mywilltofly) October 20, 2016
Others admitted that, yes, it's definitely all of the things.
#WhatMakesMeAnxious the real question is: what doesn't make me anxious?
— Chris♛ (@ThSever98) October 20, 2016
Literally everything. #WhatMakesMeAnxious
— andy lassner (@andylassner) October 20, 2016
Any day that ends in a Y #WhatMakesMeAnxious
— Nasty Robyn Your ❤️ (@robyndwoskin) October 20, 2016
#WhatMakesMeAnxious Everything. literally everything
— Jorts are spooky (@Popvpxnk) October 20, 2016
And then there's THIS orange Cheetos man who's making much worse.
#WhatMakesMeAnxious is envisioning a sexist, misguided and ignorant FOOL running one of the biggest economical power-houses on the planet pic.twitter.com/QzKq8WLkPj
— Christellar (@christellar) October 20, 2016
This election. ???????????? #WhatMakesMeAnxious
— Gregory Pizarro Jr. (@gregpizarrojr) October 20, 2016
The sound of tic tacs. #WhatMakesMeAnxious pic.twitter.com/NcFEBFJ3Ax
— CK (@charley_ck14) October 20, 2016
#WhatMakesMeAnxious What will this country be like in the next 4 years?
— Regina Spacola (@gigirules7) October 20, 2016
Even dealing with anxiety is enough to trigger anxiety.
Should I tweet that? Nah, I shouldn't tweet that. Who cares? I'm tweeting that! #WhatMakesMeAnxious
— Brandon Cloud (@theclobra) October 20, 2016
#WhatMakesMeAnxious? Other people's anxiety.
— ☯ Zen Rand (@ZenRand) October 20, 2016
Talking about my anxiety #WhatMakesMeAnxious
— Aaron Weinbaum (@aaronsayswhat1) October 20, 2016
The idea that people can see this and are judging me for it. #WhatMakesMeAnxious
— Rhys Lawton (@Draull) April 2, 2016
Yep, having anxiety is the ultimate feedback loop of your nightmares.
#WhatMakesMeAnxious my anxiety makes me anxious and before I even get anxiety I'm anxious about the anxiety I'm going to have pic.twitter.com/gUbhUy6oIP
— Caitlin (@CaitlinJade_x) October 20, 2016
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