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Anxiety is a feeling of worry, nervousness, or fear about an event or situation. It is a normal reaction to stress. It helps you stay alert for a challenging situation at work, study harder for an exam, or remain focused on an important speech.
Anxiety is the experience of intense worry or uneasiness, an inability to feel any calmness, a low-level panic. Panic attacks are a heightened version of the same, an emotional roller coaster ride causing the body and mind to react as if there were a true emergency. In both anxiety and panic, the surrounding. circumstances may contribute but are not the driving cause of the symptoms.