23/01/2026
Signs of anxiety
One of the signs of anxiety is always jumping to worse case scenarios? Even in everyday situations.
Someone being late or a short delay or perhaps them not answering their phone becomes a disaster, or you might think that something is wrong. For some a small ache can turn into a major worry.
It’s not that you’re being pessimistic it’s that your mind is trying to protect you by preparing you for the worst possible outcome.
The problem with that is it sometimes doesn’t switch itself off.
When you live in the constant thought of “what if” it keeps your nervous system in a state of high alert, stopping you from feeling calm, safe or present in the moment.
That can be changed. I had a client recently who said it was weird being able to watch the tv and not have all the old internal dialogue going on.
When your mind learns that it no longer needs to scan for danger then peace can start to feel normal again.
My client said it felt like everything was brighter and it kinda was because she could think clearer, that fog was no longer hanging over her.
Marina