My Anxiety Is Intense When.....

[Roscas]

......when I do not get a reply or response from my children for a long period of time. This is in the context of prior communication and meet-up schedules.


......when I am misunderstood or sense I am being judged


......when I am about to begin to work on something unfamiliar and know expectation is high

 

[Sue]

.....when I feel that I am not in control of a situation


.....when family members are travelling. I need them to check in and let me know they are ok on their arrival.


.....when the money just isn't there to pay the bills on time


.....when attending function (familt get togethers, reunions, weedding, etc.) I always feel out of place and stress too much


......and the list goes on and on.......

 

[Roscas]

I should have included family gatherings like reunions, too ...... I look forward to these but definitely stress about it because our reunions are done many years apart. I stress more when questions about what is going on with me begin.

 

[NormaD]

My anxiety becomes super high when I am entering a new segment in my life which involves doing something unfamiliar and when I"m not in control of a situation or the results that I will get from that situation.

 

[kelden]

.... When I have to deal with life changing choices.


.... When I can't take it anymore and throw a heavily controversial opinion to start a debate (even against my desire in starting one).


.... When I'm against competition.


.... When I'm attempting something difficult.

 

[amy88]

When I'm not in control


When I feel guilty or embarrassed


When I feel I don't measure up to others


When I'm not as skilled at a particular task as those around me


When I'm in an unfamiliar situation or asked to do something out of my comfort zone.

 

[MissTea]

My anxiety is more intense when I am in a situation where the outcome or the result is not in my control. When I don't know how something is going to turn out then I get really anxious. I always avoid such situations as best I can, but it doesn't always work out that way and life has a way of throwing us into the very situations that we are afraid of.

 

[Corzhens]

This usually happens when we have a long trip and the highway would have a traffic jam. We had experienced it many times when a 5-hour trip would last 10 hours because of the unknown traffic in the provincial highway. In times like that, my husband would be exhibiting his tantrums. He hates to be waiting for long especially when inside a vehicle. Sometimes he would go down the van and walk around to check on the other vehicles on the road, ask around why the traffic is not moving, just to fight the boredom. And when he is confined inside the vehicle for an hour, surely, he would explode by expressing his disgust using curses. But now he is quite civil in times like that because his phone has a pocket wifi so at least he can open his social media account or maybe do something on his phone.

 

[Quirah]

when someone doesn't reply to my message quick enough.


when there's a lot of people around me.


when people sneeze or cough in their hand.


shaking people's hands.


giving a presentation in front of people.

 

[Aleks]

...when a friend or loved one says they need to talk.


...when I have to make a phone call to a stranger.


...when I'm going somewhere for the first time alone.


...when it randomly decides to hit at 2AM in the morning and go over a full litany of all the ways I'm doomed to fail.

 

[BeeDrill22]

...My anxiety is intense when I feel a situation is 100% out of my control and I become only a pawn in the game of life.


....My anxiety is intense when someone gets impatient with me and I only what that interaction to end...

 

[Joel7050]

...I do not hear from a loved one for a while after sending them a message or them missing a call. I start to think of what terrible things might have happened to them.


...I have a one-chance only thing to complete, such as a music exam where I have to play live in front of an examiner (no mistakes!) or having to perform on stage (also no errors!)

 

[KW2496]

When I am in a situation where I feel like I can't leave.


When I am expected to be somewhere at a certain time.


When I feel like I'm not doing enough.


When I get a voicemail.


When I'm working somewhere other than home.

 

[Jonathon_Walsh_1971]

When I feel like I'm in a situation when I can't escape


When I feel like the walls are closing in around me


When I hear that my boss was "looking for me"


When I hear that some girl said I was cute


When I feel that no one likes me


When I say a joke and no one laughs


When I can't make a decision on what I want to eat

 

[justsayyes]

...when I'm in an unfamiliar situations and places


.....when i feel like being scrutinized


..when people ask about myself/personal questions


..when I'm late at some event and i have to walk in the room with all eyes on me


the list goes on. :/

 

[deanyd_17]

My anxiety is intense when...


...I feel that events are out of my control.


...I am driving in unfamiliar areas/cities


...I am in a crowd


...I have no idea how what I am doing contributes to the bigger picture

 

[Ashley0323]

...When my children are away from home (or me)


... When I am driving


...When I am home alone (without fiance here)


... When I go in public at all (even checking my mail or taking the trash out)

 

[sidney]

My anxiety is intense when a friend is making moves on a love interest.. Also when I am dealing with something that causes stress or pressure.. Also when I don't know what to do in a certain situation..

 

[Sue]

My anxiety is intense when


...I meet people for the firs time


...when I am driving at night in an unfamiliar place


...when there is a police car driving behind me


...when my fiance and I hare arguing


....when my pets are sick