Agoraphobia
Anxiety about leaving home
Anxiety in unfamiliar places
Anxiety around appointments
Anxiety before social events
Anxiety about the future
Anxiety-related avoidance
Anticipating the worst
Always feeling on edge
​Asking repeatedly for reassurance

Breathlessness linked with anxiety
Butterflies or discomfort in the stomach
Blushing when anxious
Being unable to relax
Being frightened of making mistakes
Being overly alert to danger
Bedtime anxiety
​Becoming overwhelmed easily

Catastrophic thinking
Chest tightness during anxiety
Constant worry
Constantly checking how you feel
Constantly seeking reassurance
Concentration difficulties
Confusion when overwhelmed
Crying when anxious
Claustrophobia
Confidence problems
Compulsive checking linked with fear
Contamination fears
Crowds and busy-place anxiety
​Conflict avoidance

Decision anxiety
Difficulty making choices
Difficulty switching off
Difficulty concentrating
Difficulty relaxing
Difficulty sleeping
Dizziness during anxiety
Dread on waking
Dread before events
Doubting yourself
Dry mouth when anxious
Derealisation or feeling that things are unreal
​Depersonalisation or feeling disconnected from yourself

Emetophobia
Emotional overwhelm
Excessive worry
Expecting something bad to happen
Exam anxiety
Embarrassment fears
Exhaustion caused by constant worry
Escaping or leaving situations early
​Eating anxiety linked with fear of illness or vomiting

Fear of failure
Fear of judgement
Fear of embarrassment
Fear of losing control
Fear of fainting
Fear of panic attacks
Fear of illness
Fear of vomiting
Fear of travelling
Fear of flying
Fear of driving
Fear of public speaking
Fear of enclosed spaces
Fear of crowded places
Fear of being alone
Fear of being trapped
Fear of making the wrong decision
Fear of upsetting other people
Feeling constantly tense
Feeling unsafe without knowing why
Feeling unable to cope
Feeling watched or judged
Feeling detached or unreal
​Feeling stuck

Generalised anxiety
Going blank under pressure
Guilt-driven overthinking
Gastrointestinal discomfort linked with anxiety
Getting caught in “what if?” thinking
​Going over conversations repeatedly

Health anxiety
Heart racing or pounding during anxiety
Hyperventilation
Headaches linked with tension
Hot flushes during panic or anxiety
Hypervigilance
Habitual reassurance-seeking
Holding back because of fear
​Holidays and travel anxiety

Intrusive anxious thoughts
Insomnia
Irritability caused by anxiety
Indecision
Intolerance of uncertainty
Imagining worst-case scenarios
Interview anxiety
Illness fears
Isolation caused by avoidance
​Inability to enjoy the present moment

Job interview anxiety
Judgement fears
Jitteriness
Jumpiness
Justifying or explaining yourself excessively
​Jealous or relationship-based overthinking

Knots in the stomach
Keeping constantly busy to avoid thoughts
Keeping away from feared situations
​Knowing a fear is irrational but still feeling unable to stop it

Low confidence
Low self-belief
Losing sleep through worry
Losing concentration
Leaving situations early
Looking for danger
Lack of trust in yourself
Loneliness caused by avoidance
Light-headedness during anxiety
​Loss-of-control fears

Mind racing
Muscle tension
Morning anxiety
Making excuses to avoid situations
Mental exhaustion
Mistake anxiety
Meeting anxiety
Medical-test anxiety
Motorway or driving anxiety
Motion or travel-related fear
Managing life around anxiety
​Missing opportunities because of fear

Nausea linked with anxiety
Nervousness
Negative predictions
Needing certainty
Needing reassurance
Night-time anxiety
Not feeling able to switch off
Not trusting your own judgement
Not wanting to leave home
​Nervous stomach

Overthinking
Overanalysing conversations
Overpreparing
Obsessive worrying
Overchecking
Over-apologising
Overexplaining
Overwhelming fear
Avoidance of opportunities
Ongoing sense of impending doom
​Obsessive health monitoring

Panic attacks
Panic disorder symptoms
Palpitations linked with anxiety
Public-speaking anxiety
Performance anxiety
People-pleasing caused by fear
Perfectionism
Phobias
Plane-travel anxiety
Presentation anxiety
Pressure-related anxiety
Procrastination caused by fear
Problems sleeping
Physical tension
Persistent worry
Preparing for every possible outcome
​Post-event rumination

Queasiness when anxious
Questioning every decision
Questioning whether something bad will happen
Quietly avoiding situations without telling others
Quickening heartbeat during anxiety
Repeated questions used to seek reassurance
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Racing thoughts
Reassurance-seeking
Replaying conversations
Rumination
Restlessness
Relationship anxiety
Regret after making decisions
Rechecking doors, messages or arrangements
Reluctance to try new things
Refusing invitations because of anxiety
Rehearsing conversations in advance
Repeatedly researching symptoms
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Social anxiety
Sleep anxiety
Self-doubt
Shaking or trembling
Sweating when anxious
Shortness of breath
Stomach discomfort
Sense of impending doom
Situational anxiety
Separation anxiety
Speaking anxiety
Stage fright
Stress-related tension
Struggling to say no
Second-guessing yourself
Scanning your body for symptoms
Scanning situations for danger
Staying close to exits
Struggling with changes of plan
Struggling to be present
​Struggling to travel alone

Travel anxiety
Test anxiety
Tightness in the chest
Tingling during panic
Trembling
Tension headaches
Trouble concentrating
Trouble sleeping
Trying to control every detail
Thinking too far ahead
Thinking repeatedly about the past
Telephone anxiety
Toilet anxiety
Trapped feelings
Trusting yourself less
Turning down opportunities

Uncertainty anxiety
Uneasiness without an obvious cause
Unable to relax
Unable to switch off
Unable to make decisions
Unable to enjoy plans
Unwanted anxious thoughts
Urges to escape
Upset stomach linked with anxiety
​Using avoidance to feel safe

Vomiting phobia
Visible blushing fears
Voice trembling under pressure
Visiting unfamiliar places
Vulnerability fears
Vigilance for signs of danger
​Visualising worst-case scenarios

Worrying constantly
“What if?” thinking
Waking with dread
Waking during the night
Work anxiety
Worrying about what people think
Worrying about making mistakes
Worrying about health
Worrying about loved ones
Worrying before appointments
Worrying after conversations
Withdrawing from other people
Waiting for something bad to happen
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X: Physical Effects of Anxiety
Xerostomia, or dry mouth, during anxiety
Extreme nervousness
Extreme self-consciousness
Extreme fear before particular situations
​Exhaustion from remaining constantly alert

Yearning to feel like yourself again
Saying yes when you want to say no
Feeling that anxiety controls your choices
Worrying that you will always feel this way
​Your mind never feeling quiet

Zoning out when overwhelmed
Zero confidence in your decisions
Feeling mentally frozen
Feeling detached from your surroundings
​​Being unable to rest until everything feels certain