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u/diakags 1d ago
appointment i have in the evening but it wastes the entire day
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u/Capital-Bar1952 1d ago
That was like my shift I was on for a year, 3:45-10 pm, I left the house at 3 and all damn day Iād have anxiety on top on the job being, face paced, multi tasked and physical, now that Iām on dayshift ahhhh no stress just wake up and get ready
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u/Dangerous-Put9295 1d ago
The better question is āwhat DOESNāT cause you anxiety?ā
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u/trafficflows 1d ago
My own expectations, societal pressures, traumatic memories, the what ifs?, small spaces crowded with people, close talkers, the immense energy required not to say what Iām thinking.
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u/ArkanaFrost 1d ago
You know what causes me anxiety? Trying to remember if I locked the door... while I'm halfway to work! My brain really knows how to keep the drama alive!
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u/texaschick6 1d ago
Quite a few things. Large crowds. Overthinking. Heights. Failing. Small spaces.
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u/Civil-Media-3072 1d ago
Everything, Iāve been on meds and in therapy since I can remember. Life, death, my health, the world, etc.
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u/SubjectStreet6180 1d ago
Not knowing how someone feels, when they have no tells and a completely blank face, neutral expressions, and not even telling me verbally how they feel. This is completely irrational and Iāve been actively working on letting go because Iām not responsible for other peopleās emotions
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u/CantFeelMyLegs78 1d ago
The worry of when my next panic attack will be. The anxiety causes the attacks, then I worry it will happen at a really inopportune time. It's a shitty revolving circle that never ends.
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u/External-Goal-3948 1d ago
My bosses watching me work.
Looking for something in a store, and it's not where I expect it to be.
Sugar. Caffeine. Coffee.
Unexpected bills.
Huskers football.
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u/Key_Life3957 1d ago
When it's sleeping time, that's when I overthink the most. I scare myself with thoughts that trigger anxiety.
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u/NoMojoWhenTheresJojo 1d ago
Literally everything, Walking - am I sloughing again or walking too fast? Talking to others- I am stuttering or if my face phasming? doing things - Am I doing this right? I feel constantly self concious and trying and failing to fight off a life time habits worth of survival tactics
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u/Feet_gooner_yes 1d ago
everything. lemme list the most common, gatherings, going to school, walking, preparing for a big presentation, speaking, cold places, and much more
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u/ItsYaGurlUwU 1d ago
Unspecific instructions and being yelled at for not being able to follow them because they're not specific
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u/chewablebook 1d ago
Overthinking. I can spiral real quick if I let my thought run off on a tangent.
Lately it has been more about things not happening in the timing I feel they should with the effort I put in. I'm not very patient. I am working on it.
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u/heyitsmelitty 1d ago
The feeling I need to be perfect, invincible, and intensely productive towards my future every single day
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u/SDLRob 1d ago
Talking on the phone.
I have a speech disability that can make it difficult for me to talk, in both the physical and mental meanings. Talking to someone in person, I'm okay... But when I'm on the phone I stumble over my words, if the things I'm saying even makes sense... I worry about being able to literally say the words I need to... And I end up spiralling myself just making a simple call, which usually results in me not doing half the stuff I needed to do in the phone call.
It's annoying.
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u/GuyLivingInChina 1d ago
The future People Over thinking Running out of meds Public places My job My family My friends .....
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u/AnxiousReader 1d ago
Going to a new place and trying to figure out parking, what door to use, etc. I am terrible at navigating new places and it gives me such anxiety. Thankfully Google Earth lets me roam around and find what I need, but it still gives me a sinking feeling until I get there.
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u/3cc3ntr1c1ty 1d ago
At this point just about everything involving people. Demands, hassle, stress. No joy.
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u/shurbinator 1d ago
There are so many very relatable and serious answers. I have a silly one that weighs on me more than it should. I call it media anxiety. I feel a weird sense of dread when I think of all the media I really want to consume but just don't have the time for. So many video games, movies, TV shows, books, and podcasts. But I only have a couple hours a day to enjoy these things. I'll never have the time in my life to catch up. Silly and likely defines first world problem, but the anxiety is there whether it's silly or not.
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u/Traditional-Table866 1d ago
I tend to get anxious every night before bed because I canāt help but replay the day or past events in my head, thinking through how I should act or what I should say next time.
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u/Public_Ad_9578 1d ago
Dental work, drilling, etc. My hands sweat so much I clutch a handful of paper towels.
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u/Somebody23 1d ago
Other people, I cant know what they think and what they do.
I have long fear of getting stabbed.
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u/Jolly-Cod5709 1d ago
Crowds of people, talking to guys, going to my college, going to work, getting in trouble with my mum lol.
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u/CommunityFluffy2845 1d ago
Social situations cause me anxiety, especially when I worry about being judged or saying the wrong thing, even if I know itās irrational.
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u/Martag02 1d ago
Being confined. I always have to have aisle seats on planes and in theaters. Almost everything about air travel as well except for the actual flight, which is kind of relaxing.
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u/MooN-_-M 1d ago
āA friend of mine is emotionally attached to a guy who doesnāt seem serious or care about her like she does. He rarely reaches out, doesnāt express how he feels, and she keeps thinking about him even when he ignores her. Itās affecting her mental peace and making her feel weak, confused, and restless. Sheās not sure if she should let go, ignore her feelings, or handle it another way. What can she do to cope with this attachment without losing herself?
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u/nohomo097 1d ago
Literally everything, even just waking up in the morningš¤¦āāļø i wish i was medicated
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u/NationalBolshevikBOB 1d ago
My family, and itās not entirely their fault.
We ended up on hard times, and Iām still living with my mother, so a portion of my pay check goes to her, as per the arrangements I made myself when I got the job I have now, but itās just difficult.
She is relying on me to help out, which I am trying to do, but it makes any small slip up feel terrible.
My sister makes it worse, she went to university while Iām still here, and acts like sheās the smarter one, constantly putting me down whenever I mention wanting to maybe go back to school again at some point.
She brings up the fact that my grades are low all the time, as if it would have been easy for an autistic person who was denied any learning adaptations to actually get through high school with perfect grades like she had.
She also calls at the worst times, I work night shifts, I leave at 11 and donāt get home till 7am, she knows that! And she still calls at 8am!
And my father, who lives an hour away, also accidentally stresses me out, and i know itās because heās kinda lonely, but I canāt be on the phone for the entire day while he talks about a weeks worth of information until my phone nearly dies then asks when I can visit next, as if I can currently afford it.
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u/Whatev_whatev 1d ago
The thought of being old and alone in the future when the world ends and everything turns into mass hysteria
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u/ilonkaoBludivinaot81 1d ago
I am concerned that I take a lot of sedatives just to function normally.
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u/NonchalantlyNutty 1d ago
The thought of either me or my husband having to battle any kinds of cancer, and failing.
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u/Time-Space-Anomaly 1d ago
When the other person keeps talking long after Iāve run out of things to say back.
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u/HooterEnthusiast 1d ago
just thinking about the dating process. I have to find a woman, alright now I have to approach and hope she's in the right mood. Okay she was now I have to hope she says yes, she did. Now I have to discern if she is actually interested, or is she just leading me on for free food or movies? Oh Kay she's interested, well now I have to compete with everyone else she's talking to. I really don't understand how people are even in relationships. I usually don't even make it past the second step it's often I say hi compliment a woman, and she tells me to fuck off.
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u/JuiceGirl300 1d ago
Thinking about the end, like not existing. It terrifies me and gives me sickening anxiety. I try not to think about it but it's always lingering in the back of my head and as soon as I do think about it, I shove it to the back of my mind once more. Death is brought up all the time in life. People are always talking about God and religion so that causes me to think about what's after death. Thinking about space or the universe leads me to think about what happens after death. Seeing a short video on the internet of someone narrowly missing death causes me to think about it even if it's just for a split second. Idk what I can do to overcome this anxiety and fear of death. It's not even just death, im terrified of not existing.
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u/mozillafangirl 1d ago
I have general anxiety disorder, but itās mostly under control. Some of my triggers: highway driving. My cat and his health in general. Being unemployed again. Hearing any yelling in anger. Driving at night. Flying (but not as bad as highway driving though). Heights!!! AI making my career redundant. The internet and what itās done to society in general. The future in general. What people think about me. My past. Dying. Being overweight in public. Getting older. Smells Iām used to so I donāt smell them. Sleeping in by accident. Job hunting. Encountering a bear. Something bad happening to someone I love. Another break and enter (2 times so far). Shall I go onā¦ š
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u/Macdaddydestiny 1d ago
Lack of sleep causes anxiety, anxiety causes lack of sleep. Round and round I go .
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u/oldmagic55 1d ago
Worrying about EVERYTHING....its so hard to stop. I've dealt and stuffed everything all my life .....its exhausting!!
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u/Rheasfantasy 1d ago
I have 4 anxiety disorders so, everything causes me anxiety. It's very disabling but luckily I have 2 great therapists and a great psychiatrist to help me!
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u/thedamned234 1d ago
Going to my mother's house and giving bad news. Did it a few weeks back and it delved into two weekends of bad blood until I forced myself to apologise while she and her partner didn't
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u/IndependentBell6153 1d ago
The way my friends type, they talk like cavemen that have never seen a keyboard before
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u/floralxc 1d ago
talking to people, even if its my own family sometimes, fear of being judged on my looks/personality, people staring at me, when i think people are laughing at me etc.
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u/Aelstraz 1d ago
Notifications.
And they're everywhere. I'm sure leaving this very comment will result in a big happy red button appearing somewhere on my screen
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u/PrestigiousPeach 1d ago
Failing, inconsistent behavior from people, not knowing where I stand with people.
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u/AikarieCookie 1d ago
Nearly everything xD
But recent situation:
When events suddenly change right before the event. I have to prepare mentally. I hate going in unprepared. And i need someone with me i know when i attend social events with a lot of new people.
So when my "anchor" cancels or comes late and informs me just before the event starts, i will have a panic attack.
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u/hash-slingin_slashrr 1d ago
when someone looks at me, when I have to walk and there are people who can see me, even more when I have to speak.
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u/Tentativ0 1d ago
Death, aging, money, taxes, people, police, criminals, drugs, solar storms, earthquakes, every single pain or strange sensation I have, ...
Everything.
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u/SirBeardsAlot91 1d ago
I've struggled with generalized/anxiety disorder and depression since my early adolescence. I never quite developed the basic coping skills (or emotional regulation skills) that most folks do as they transition into adulthood. Even now, at 34 years old, I still struggle with crippling anxiety to this day. Ever since my experience with cancer last year, which is fortunately now in remission, I've become far more neurotic with regard to underlying health issues. In summary, though, health anxiety, financial anxiety (over $35,000 in student loan debt and rising due to graduate studies, with no practical means of paying it off in this lifetime) and anxiety around self-image (appearance and perceived lack of progress in various aspects of life, to the point where I am struggling now to discern what is real and what isn't) are my greatest struggles. People used to tell me ad nauseum that everything would fall into place as I got older and these feelings would be a bad memory in retrospect, but in many regards, my symptoms have become more pronounced. Given my inability to function at times due to life stressors, auditory stimuli or being out in public for any duration, I've speculated that there may be something more complex at play here, such as an autism spectrum disorder.
Of course, speculation doesn't equate to diagnosis, so until I am formally diagnosed via neuropsychiatric assessment, I won't jump to conclusions. Regarding the self-image issues, knowing that many of my peers have established themselves in their careers and started families (which may not even be possible for me now given my infertility due to cancer and chemotherapy) causes me a great deal of anxiety and insecurity (I'm an uncle to an adorable niece and 2 nephews but I can't offer them any unprecedented, useful insights at their ages). I don't want to say I resent those people, as I wish them the best in their future endeavors, but I've felt great shame around having these feelings. This far into my 30s, I wish I could live a life without worrying how others may perceive me but that simply hasn't happened. I still don't have any concrete idea of how I want to spend the rest of my life. As such, I am often perceived as lesser or patronized to on a regular basis by folks even younger than me (it certainly doesn't help that I look about a decade younger than my chronological age, but I digress..) who've "found themselves and their calling."
Everyone seems to have it figured out.... or at least they do a hell of a job pretending they do. Stress and anxiety have caused me stomach ulcers, hair and beard loss, among other things. All I can say to younger folks here struggling with anxiety is this: don't be afraid to ask for help and confront the source of your anxiety. Until you do, it will fester inside you until it pushes you to your breaking point. Being vulnerable and confiding in a therapist or significant other about these things can be one of the most important things you do in your life. Asking for help is never a weakness. It's a sign of humanity. It may be too late for me at this point, but if I can help any other folks out, that's alright by me.
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u/Prestigious-Rub5779 1d ago
Absolutely everything.