Anxiety
noun
A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something with an uncertain outcome.
She felt a surge of anxiety as she approached the classroom.
Often appears as...
- suffers from anxiety
- feelings of anxiety
noun
A nervous disorder characterized by a state of excessive uneasiness and apprehension.
He was diagnosed with chronic anxiety.
Often appears as...
- diagnosed with anxiety
- symptoms of anxiety
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Academic
noun
Strong desire or concern to do something or for something to happen.
He expressed his anxiety to finish the project before the deadline.
Often appears as...
- anxiety to succeed
- anxiety to please
noun
An uneasy state of mind usually over the uncertainty of future events.
Her anxiety grew as she waited for him to arrive.
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Disapproving
noun
A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something with an uncertain outcome.
She felt a surge of anxiety as she approached the classroom.
Often appears as...
- suffers from anxiety
- feelings of anxiety
noun
A nervous disorder characterized by a state of excessive uneasiness and apprehension.
He was diagnosed with chronic anxiety.
Often appears as...
- diagnosed with anxiety
- symptoms of anxiety
Usage tips
Academic
noun
Strong desire or concern to do something or for something to happen.
He expressed his anxiety to finish the project before the deadline.
Often appears as...
- anxiety to succeed
- anxiety to please
noun
An uneasy state of mind usually over the uncertainty of future events.
Her anxiety grew as she waited for him to arrive.
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Common Situations
Used for uncertainties like exams, interviews, or meetings where the outcome isn't known.
His anxiety about the job interview was evident.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Always Negative
Can be a motivator to prepare or improve, not just a negative feeling.
She channeled her anxiety into studying harder for her exams.
Pro Tip 1/2Common Situations
Used for uncertainties like exams, interviews, or meetings where the outcome isn't known.
His anxiety about the job interview was evident.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Always Negative
Can be a motivator to prepare or improve, not just a negative feeling.
She channeled her anxiety into studying harder for her exams.
Pro Tip 1/2Common Situations
Used for uncertainties like exams, interviews, or meetings where the outcome isn't known.
His anxiety about the job interview was evident.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Always Negative
Can be a motivator to prepare or improve, not just a negative feeling.
She channeled her anxiety into studying harder for her exams.
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The science of stage...
Practice a lot, starting long before in an environment similar to the real performance. Practicing any task increases your familiarity and reduces anxiety, so when it's time to speak in public, you're confident in yourself and the task at hand. Steve Jobs rehearsed his epic speeches for hundreds of hours, starting weeks in advance.
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Debunking the myths of...
for experiencing anxiety based on irrational thoughts and finding it difficult to control their responses. So what exactly causes OCD? The frustrating answer is we don't really know. However, we have some important clues. OCD is considered a neurobiological disorder.
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How does caffeine keep...
but it can also raise your heart rate and blood pressure, cause increased urination or diarrhea, and contribute to insomnia and anxiety. Plus, the foods and beverages caffeine is found in have their own impacts on your body that have to be taken into account.
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How to stay calm under...
where performance often occurs under intense pressure and depends on key moments. And yet, performance anxiety also haunts public speakers, contestants in spelling bees, and even world-famous musicians. Most people intuitively blame it on their nerves,
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How to practice...
Why? Because of poor emotional hygiene. Because we don't prioritize our psychological health. We know from dozens of studies that when your self-esteem is lower, you are more vulnerable to stress and to anxiety; that failures and rejections hurt more,
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What’s that ringing in...
anxiety, and depression. There’s no known cure for subjective tinnitus. So the most important thing doctors can do is help people understand this auditory event, and develop neutral associations with these often-distressing sounds.
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Why do people get so...
like arithmetic, that they've otherwise mastered. Academic anxiety certainly isn't limited to math, but it does seem to happen much more frequently, and cause more harm in that subject. So why would that be?
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Nature is the...
we're out of five of us live in cities at least in the developed world and we love cities they give us jobs they lower our environmental footprint but they also increase our anxiety levels and our
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How Fear and Anxiety...
the heart races deep breaths are hard to find blood rushes through the body that's fear anxiety scientifically we tend to talk about fear as being a
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Why Do We Find Deadly...
children having a fluffy cuddly toy can ease stress and anxiety aid our development and begin to develop the need for us to nurture for others
Video examples
The science of stage...
Practice a lot, starting long before in an environment similar to the real performance. Practicing any task increases your familiarity and reduces anxiety, so when it's time to speak in public, you're confident in yourself and the task at hand. Steve Jobs rehearsed his epic speeches for hundreds of hours, starting weeks in advance.
Video examples
Debunking the myths of...
for experiencing anxiety based on irrational thoughts and finding it difficult to control their responses. So what exactly causes OCD? The frustrating answer is we don't really know. However, we have some important clues. OCD is considered a neurobiological disorder.
Video examples
How does caffeine keep...
but it can also raise your heart rate and blood pressure, cause increased urination or diarrhea, and contribute to insomnia and anxiety. Plus, the foods and beverages caffeine is found in have their own impacts on your body that have to be taken into account.
Video examples
How to stay calm under...
where performance often occurs under intense pressure and depends on key moments. And yet, performance anxiety also haunts public speakers, contestants in spelling bees, and even world-famous musicians. Most people intuitively blame it on their nerves,
Video examples
How to practice...
Why? Because of poor emotional hygiene. Because we don't prioritize our psychological health. We know from dozens of studies that when your self-esteem is lower, you are more vulnerable to stress and to anxiety; that failures and rejections hurt more,
Video examples
What’s that ringing in...
anxiety, and depression. There’s no known cure for subjective tinnitus. So the most important thing doctors can do is help people understand this auditory event, and develop neutral associations with these often-distressing sounds.
Video examples
Why do people get so...
like arithmetic, that they've otherwise mastered. Academic anxiety certainly isn't limited to math, but it does seem to happen much more frequently, and cause more harm in that subject. So why would that be?
Video examples
Nature is the...
we're out of five of us live in cities at least in the developed world and we love cities they give us jobs they lower our environmental footprint but they also increase our anxiety levels and our
Video examples
How Fear and Anxiety...
the heart races deep breaths are hard to find blood rushes through the body that's fear anxiety scientifically we tend to talk about fear as being a
Video examples
Why Do We Find Deadly...
children having a fluffy cuddly toy can ease stress and anxiety aid our development and begin to develop the need for us to nurture for others
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Wayne Dyer
American Psychologist
The truth is that there is no actual stress or anxiety in the world; it's your thoughts that create these false beliefs. You can't package stress, touch it, or see it. There are only people engaged in stressful thinking.
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Jack Nicholson
American Actor
There's a period just before you start a movie when you start thinking, I don't know what in the world I'm going to do. It's free-floating anxiety. In my case, though, this is over by lunch the first day of shooting.
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David Bowie
English Musician
Anxiety and spiritual searching have been consistent themes with me, and that figures into my worldview. But I tend to make my songs sound like relationship songs.
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Lili Reinhart
American Actress
I've had social anxiety forever - I don't thrive in social or party settings.
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Lady Gaga
American Singer
I've suffered through depression and anxiety my entire life.
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Kris Kristofferson
American Musician
I really have no anxiety about controlling my own life.
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Nadiya Hussain
British Chef
I only ever baked because it helped with my anxiety.
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Charlamagne tha God
American Entertainer
I have had anxiety literally my whole life.
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David D. Burns
Writer
Kindness is the cause of all anxiety.
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Amanda Seyfried
American Actress
Anxiety, it just stops your life.
Quote examples
Wayne Dyer
American Psychologist
The truth is that there is no actual stress or anxiety in the world; it's your thoughts that create these false beliefs. You can't package stress, touch it, or see it. There are only people engaged in stressful thinking.
Quote examples
Jack Nicholson
American Actor
There's a period just before you start a movie when you start thinking, I don't know what in the world I'm going to do. It's free-floating anxiety. In my case, though, this is over by lunch the first day of shooting.
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David Bowie
English Musician
Anxiety and spiritual searching have been consistent themes with me, and that figures into my worldview. But I tend to make my songs sound like relationship songs.
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Lili Reinhart
American Actress
I've had social anxiety forever - I don't thrive in social or party settings.
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Lady Gaga
American Singer
I've suffered through depression and anxiety my entire life.
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Kris Kristofferson
American Musician
I really have no anxiety about controlling my own life.
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Nadiya Hussain
British Chef
I only ever baked because it helped with my anxiety.
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Charlamagne tha God
American Entertainer
I have had anxiety literally my whole life.
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David D. Burns
Writer
Kindness is the cause of all anxiety.
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Amanda Seyfried
American Actress
Anxiety, it just stops your life.
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