Anxiety Intro

What is Anxiety?

Anxiety is a mental illness, where one has these strong feelings of worry and fear about a certain situation.

If anxiety is left untreated it can...

cause and lead to other health issues, like depression
lead to suicide and substance abuse and chronic stress which can have a negative effect on their immune system making them more immune to disease and illnesses.
- Some of these diseases are Heart disease, Diabetes, Respiratory and Chronic Pain.
lead to issues in their relationship. As they may be constantly worried about the relationship, they may feel that they are misunderstood and become irritated, this can lead to those with anxiety to have a hard time maintaining a relationship.
also lead to a life of isolation, due to the fear of an anxiety attack or panic attack.
- can lead to harm to their career as they may stop going to work or school or their work performance will start to dwindle.
- can also lose a close connection with their family and friends.

Social Media Influence
- Everyone is attached to social media and modern technology, therefore many teens are starting to compare their lives to what others are posting. They feel that they themselves need to change just like to be someone they are not, just because its the latest trend.
Peer Pressure
- Teens are at that age, where they are starting to gain more freedom from adults telling them what to do. From this, they may not know yet how to make wiser decisions, so they are more vulnerable to be pressure into certain situations that might have not been the correct choice.
Higher Expectations/ Pressure to Succeed
- Due to so many different forms of standardized testing that students take throughout their school life, especially APs, SAT, ACT, and SAT Subject tests, there is so much pressure for the student to well on exams. This can then lead to an increase in anxiety. Students also feel that nowadays, the standards for academic achievement are higher. Thus, they have to work more to achieve their goals.