This module is under construction. What Causes Anxiety Anxiety Treatments Depression Causes of Depression Depression Treatments Anxiety is the feeling of being threatened. Symptoms of anxiety include shaking, difficulty falling asleep, rapid heart rate, upset stomach, rapid breathing, or difficulty breathing. When anxiety occurs, certain chemicals are turned on in your brain, and other chemicals are turned off.
Anxiety causes emotional symptoms that include a feeling of being ill at ease or fearful.
These symptoms may result in behaviors that include avoiding people, places or things that cause the symptoms. You may stop doing things that you normally would enjoy. Anxiety can also rob you of your confidence. Anxiety often interferes with close relationships. Family and friends don't experience the symptoms, so they may not understand why you experience the symptoms.