What is anxiety?

Today, many young people commonly experience feelings of anxiety, stress and depression. How to recognise and deal with these issues is an important step towards developing a healthy mind.

What is anxiety?

Anxiety is when a person feels uneasy or has worries or is fearful about something.

What causes anxiety?

There are many causes of anxiety. Some of the causes could include:

• stress at school/work

• financial pressures

• emotional trauma - like bereavement

• experiencing a serious medical illness

Anxiety can be mild and experienced by most people at some point in their lifetime. For example, like how a person feels the night before doing an exam or when preparing for a job interview. However, anxiety for some people can be severe and even take over a person's life.

What are the consequences of anxiety?

Anxiety can affect people in different ways. People can be affected physically and emotionally.

Check out the CCEA GCSE Learning for Life and Work Second Edition Textbook to find out more or check out: My Revision Notes: CCEA GCSE Learning for Life and Work: Second Edition

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