What did you learn from the article about the differences between worry, stress or anxiety? How did the article change how you think about each?
I learned from the article that worry, stress, and anxiety are very different things that can all impact our daily routines and the wellbeing of our minds.
“Worry is what happens when your mind dwells on negative thoughts, uncertain outcomes or things that could go wrong.”
“Stress is a physiological response connected to an external event.”
“If stress and worry are the symptoms, anxiety is the culmination. Anxiety has a cognitive element (worry) and physiological response (stress), which means that we experience anxiety in both our mind and our body. ”
They are different however linked to us in every sense. It’s because sometimes we need them to be able to motivate ourselves, sometimes they tell us not to do them because it makes us the fear of the negative consequences.
According to a study in 2017, in the past month, 3/4 Americans are feeling depressed. And “Nearly 40 million people in the U.S. suffer from an anxiety disorder, according to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America. ”
Thus, the best we can do to not feel worried, stress, and anxiety can be to “Give yourself a worry ‘budget'”, “Get exercise”, and “Limit your sugar … and caffeine intake” respectively. Also, meditation can often help by calming your heart down as well as not to think about any negative things in general.