You just entered adulthood, or maybe you've been in it for a while, but you're noticing that you're overthinking and have a hard time relaxing.
It's hard for you to not think about the worst thing that could happen, so you try to over prepare or you end up talking yourself out of doing the things you want to do.
Anxiety can show up at any time during our lifespan. It can show up in different ways for many people. If you're a young adult or Millennial professional in the helping field, you might notice:
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You find yourself thinking about a situation that happened and you can't stop wondering if you did the wrong thing or maybe said the wrong thing. You replay the incident over and over in your mind as if you're trying to figure out how things might have turned out if you did something differently. People tell you that it's not a big deal and to get over it, but you just can't let it go.
Family or friends tell you that you tend to be a little perfectionistic? Maybe you already know this about yourself. You just like things to be done a certain way, and this mentality has gotten you ahead in life. You're a go-getter in your career, but you feel like you're not good enough. In other situations, you're realizing that setting high expectations on yourself and others not only leads to frequent disappointment and misunderstandings, but deep feelings of never being good enough within yourself. .
You're easily overstimulated, you feel like you can't concentrate on important things, and you find it so hard to relax. You'd rather be by yourself because you don't want people to think that something is wrong with you, and you're feeling bad for becoming irritated with your partner.
Anxiety is more than just feeling nervous, stressed or worried. It is a persistent sense of unease that can interfere with your daily life, relationships, and ability to feel at peace. While stress is often tied to specific situations, anxiety can linger even when there’s no clear reason for it.
If you’re a Millennial or Gen Z adult, you might feel like the weight of the world is on your shoulders. Between career pressures, relationships, financial worries, and a constant stream of social media comparisons, anxiety can feel like it’s always looming in the background.
Anxiety can show up in many ways:
- Nervousness for no apparent reason
- Constant worry about a particular thing or a lot of different things
- Feeling on edge or you can’t relax
- Constant muscle tension in your shoulders, neck, jaw, back or other places of your body
- Difficulty concentrating
- Feeling like it’s hard to breathe
- Being easily irritated over the little things
Anxiety can feel scary, but it is not causing any harm to your body. However, if it’s left unaddressed, it can lead to further disruptions in your life and a cycle of unhealthy coping. When anxiety is constantly present, it can feel like nothing in life is going right.
Therapy is one of the forms of treatment for anxiety. With access to online therapy for anxiety and learning tools that help you, you can finally
Therapy can help with addressing the root causes of your anxiety, processing thoughts, feelings and behaviors associated with anxiety, learning relaxation and grounding techniques to reduce anxiety.
You don't have to wonder what life would be life if you weren't experiencing anxiety. You can start to do something about it today.
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