I have anxiety[1], though it’s basically managed now (I think that, overall, I worry less than my friends, though my friends also seem to worry more than average).
I don’t think this model has ever applied to me? For example: social stuff may make me anxious, but I’d only worry about it if I had some cause (like if someone seems to have received me poorly, or if I ended up dominating a conversation and saw others looking sad about that). When I didn’t have the cause, I think I’d just worry less, instead of worrying about something else. (This certainly happens nowadays—my uncertainty is about what my past self was like back when I would worry a lot more about stuff like that).
As another example, if I have a few things to do, then they will ‘weigh’ on me a bit, and I may be worried about whether I’ll get them done (even if each thing would take only a few minutes, 5 things can feel like a lot). When I don’t have that, I just don’t worry.
Meaning: An official diagnosis, used to be very anxious and panicky, seem to have some anxiety-typical feelings, have had panic attacks, and anxiety medication clearly helps me.
I have anxiety[1], though it’s basically managed now (I think that, overall, I worry less than my friends, though my friends also seem to worry more than average).
I don’t think this model has ever applied to me? For example: social stuff may make me anxious, but I’d only worry about it if I had some cause (like if someone seems to have received me poorly, or if I ended up dominating a conversation and saw others looking sad about that). When I didn’t have the cause, I think I’d just worry less, instead of worrying about something else. (This certainly happens nowadays—my uncertainty is about what my past self was like back when I would worry a lot more about stuff like that).
As another example, if I have a few things to do, then they will ‘weigh’ on me a bit, and I may be worried about whether I’ll get them done (even if each thing would take only a few minutes, 5 things can feel like a lot). When I don’t have that, I just don’t worry.
Meaning: An official diagnosis, used to be very anxious and panicky, seem to have some anxiety-typical feelings, have had panic attacks, and anxiety medication clearly helps me.