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Fear Of Anxiety Research Paper

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Anxiety - Distress or uneasiness of mind caused by fear or danger of misfortune.

Why do people get anxious? Why do students get nervous before a presentation? Why does a musician get anxious before they perform? Why do actors get stage fright? Why can't people embrace their flaws? Why can't they just be themselves? Do you really want to know the answer? Judgment. People, teenagers especially, are so caught up in what other people might think about them. I believe a lot of the anxiety disorders stem from the twisted and sick images the media has fed teenagers. Now, teenagers have an image stuck in their head of what they should look like and if they don't look that certain way that they will be judged. This isn't something they should mess around with. People develop disorders from this. …show more content…

Trust me I have a ton of friends with anxiety. They're normal people. They go to school, they have friends, they socialize, they even date. Of course, they're a couple of people that you can look at and know that they have anxiety but others you can't. The person that you're the closest with might suffer from anxiety and you not even know it. They blend in with the rest of us.

Let me take you into the mind of someone with anxiety for a second. Pretend that you're back in school, you've finished eating lunch, and it's time for you to throw your lunch tray away. Normal people are okay with that task but here is what a person with anxiety would think:

What if people are looking? What if I fall? What if they think I eat too much? I can't do it. Everyone is going to be looking at me. Okay. I have to do this. I can do this. What If I run into someone? What If I drop my tray? Maybe I can get someone else to do it. No, I have to do

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