Is it normal to feel more anxious when you're alone?

Absolutely, when you're alone you have less distractions, and whether you like the person you're with or not, you always feel less scared of an event with someone you know around than you would by yourself.

I believe that it is equally normal to feel anxious at anytime. Whether it is alone or surrounded by a huge group of people. We all have our unique triggers and stressors. Learning how to cope through an anxious moment is the most important goal when it comes to anxiety.

I feel that it is more common when I am alone. Being with people helps to regulate emotions and instills a sense of support and community. Human connection is important! Having said that, it's important that we learn to enjoy our own company and thoughts.

Most definitely! When we are alone we tend to think more and cause ourselves to become more anxious than normal.

In my experience with anxiety, I find that as I have worked through a lot of my issues, anxious responses are more likely to arise when I am alone. I am not a big socialiser, but I find that if I have someone to talk to when I go shopping, my mind is occupied with conversation, rather than noticing any anxious thoughts/feelings. So, in my case, I fee that it is normal to be more anxious when I am alone. However, when I started having anxiety, I would avoid being with people because I was afraid they wouldn't understand what's happening, so I stayed home a lot and avoided the possibility of being triggered.

of course! feeling anxious when we are alone is normal because we were literaly created to have friends and be surrounded by others!

I think it is normal to feel more anxious when you're alone. It's something about the fact that no one is around to help you or listen to you that brings on feelings of anxiety.

Sure, cause our brain overthink when we're alone and we don't have many things to do, try to do something when anxiety becomes hard

yes, when we are alone we are at our most vulnerable. So yes it is completely normal. When we are surrounded by familiar things we aren' scared, but when those things are taken away, we are vulnerable.

Yes, some people feel more anxious when they are alone, whether it's because they feel less safe without company, or because they don't have someone to distract them from their own worries.

Of course! I know I certainly do! Because when your alone you have time to think and let your mind wonder! When your alone listen to music, dance, wat h your favorite movie, phone a friend!!

Yes, it is normal. You’re alone with your thoughts and you don’t have someone there to distract you from them.

No. I believe if you examine your own experiences of when you are alone how often you are not anxious at all. Try this and you will find that what I say is true,

Yes, I get this too. For me, I think it's because when I'm around people, I tend to forget about what I was worrying about, but when I'm alone with no one to take my mind off it, it all comes back.

It's different for everyone. Its entirely possible you feel more anxious when alone because we take comfort in other for distraction. try and stay busy when your alone.

Many people do. and it is completely understandable to feel that way. meditation exercises or phoning a friend could be useful answers to handling the anxiety of the moment.

Yes, it is extremely normal to feel anxious when you are alone. If you're feeling alone and finding there's anxious feelings because of it, why not try and occupy yourself with something fun and interesting to do?

It depend on the person however when your alone you are more likely to think of things as you have time to think of things that make you nervous/anxious

i feel like i can make myself think of things that might be making it come on a little more when its quiet

It is more common to see people get anxious when alone, but that's not to say that it's normal. When you are alone, all your focus is on your own thoughts so naturally worrisome thoughts may come in. however, anxiety is when the worry gets to a point that you can't relax, especially if often. Worrying about something is not good, but when you worry constantly it's even more negative, in addition to the lack of focus you can put into other things. Finding a solution quickly is best since anxiety builds up over time; Usually, there is a preventable cause for anxiety, and that is to think things over and try techniques such as breathing or finding a safe place, space, item or person you can rely on or at least talk to through it. Journaling and getting it out is a great source whether it be through art, writing, music or another form of expression that takes thought because you are killing 2 birds with one stone: You are letting out any sadness or anger, frustration or worry as you become calm, as well as thinking about or clearly visually or verbally voicing your anxiety for yourself, so that you can calmly analyze it. Candles work too. Candles are nice. ^.^

Yeah I definitely think so. When you are alone you get more aware of your thoughts. So it can’t get you to start think about everything and then something triggers the anxiety. And you start to feel lonely.

Yes because you have nothing to distract you from your thoughts and triggers, try some breathing exercises or relaxation apps

I don't know. But when you are alone you tend to live in your brain. The thoughts you don't want to think about keep coming back and there is no one to interrupt. It may be one of the reasons why you get anxious when there is no one with you

Yes it is, because when you’re alone, you’re alone with your thoughts, and that’s pretty dangerous especially when you suffer from anxiety x listen to music, it helps

Being anxious when you are alone is very normal. Just knowing that there is no one else there to support you mentally or physically can be nerve-wracking!

Yes, in my own experience, it is normal, as you won't have anyone to talk to, or help you feel more relieved. Your thoughts are just inside your head and just battling with yourself.

Yes. It is very normal to feel more anxious when you are alone which is why usually therapist would encourage these people to be around someone and spend more time outdoors doing something they enjoy than staying alone and be in the room. One reason for that is because there is a support network when you feel anxious and by telling them, they are able to help you to reduce the feeling by distraction. The other reason is that, being alone leads you into thinking negatively and we would like to avoid that. Therefore, whenever you feel anxious, go out for a walk, talk to a friend or come to this platform which is why listeners are hanging around being prepared to listen to your problem. Talking to someone will reduce the anxiousness and you will feel better as you get the support needed.

yes it's .. being alone gives space to negative thoughts aching you .. so i think the best thing to do when you're anxious is calling someone or go out with someone to get distracted

Absolutely. Having people we trust around who we can vent to or just generally have around creates a feeling of safety. We are also more likely to pay attention to the people around us than to fixate on all our anxious thoughts.

Anxiety and its effect differs from person to person, but it can be more overwhelming when one isn't with others as it can set in uninterrupted.