I often claim to suffer anxiety from social things like being approached by someone or being watched, etc. Children induce anxiety to meltdown levels.
When I say I am experiencing anxiety, I usually get the question, “what are you afraid of?” or “what are you worried about?”, etc. The problem is that my anxiety is not of fear or worry or anything like that. I’m not afraid or worried about anything. But I guess I am experiencing a similar feeling to fear or worry, but its neither of those. The anxiety is nothing about the future; it’s in the moment real-time. However, it usually takes several days to recover.
Since the word anxiety doesn’t seem to properly define my feeling, I’m wondering if there is a better word?
Any thoughts or ideas?
When I say I am experiencing anxiety, I usually get the question, “what are you afraid of?” or “what are you worried about?”, etc. The problem is that my anxiety is not of fear or worry or anything like that. I’m not afraid or worried about anything. But I guess I am experiencing a similar feeling to fear or worry, but its neither of those. The anxiety is nothing about the future; it’s in the moment real-time. However, it usually takes several days to recover.
Since the word anxiety doesn’t seem to properly define my feeling, I’m wondering if there is a better word?
Any thoughts or ideas?