Like depression, anxiety in young people can be a disabling disorder, interfering with school, interpersonal relationships, and nearly every other aspect of their lives.
Some individuals also have physical symptoms along with the psychological ones.
Everybody has experienced anxiety from time to time. Though this type of anxiety can be quite disruptive, it is transitory and disappears in short order. But the unpleasant feelings associated with anxiety can also have no apparent cause and can become a chronic condition. This anxiety can be associated with a sense of danger or impending doom, even though there is no obvious justification for this feeling. But more serous problems with anxiety often begin in late adolescence or early adulthood and can take many forms.