Do I Have Anxiety? 11 Hidden Signs That Can Seem Like Everyday Problems

Kara Lissy for Bustle

"People often consider anxiety to be strictly a product of the mind but this isn't the case," Kara Lissy, LCSW, a psychotherapist at A Good Place Therapy, tells Bustle. It can also show up in the form of physical symptoms like dizziness, stomachaches, headaches, and muscle tension. So if those have been an ongoing issue, take note.

Historically, anxiety's purpose was to alert our nervous system to threats so that we could run away, Lissy says. But, as we've evolved, so have our perceived threats, which now include everything from stress at work to social comparison, and so on.


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