Stress vs. Anxiety: What's the Difference?
Stress vs. Anxiety: What's the Difference? As Americans, we’re known for leading busy, often stressful lives. Taking time to relax and decompress can help reduce the harmful emotional and physical symptoms of stress. Sometimes, though, it’s more than stress. It’s coming from inside, and it’s not leaving. It’s that feeling of dread that just won’t stop even when there’s nothing threating or bothering us. That’s when it may be something more than stress. It may be anxiety, one of the most commonly identified mental health conditions in the United States. Approximately 42 million Americans, or roughly 18.1 percent of adults 18 and older, have an anxiety disorder, according to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). About 25 percent of adolescents ages 13 to 18 experience anxiety, according to the NIMH. Here are some of the differences between stress and anxiety. · Origin Stress: External causes include financial trouble, marital problems, job loss, a