How do you know if you have anxiety?

Everybody worries or gets the odd case of butterflies in the stomach. But when you feel that anxiety is making you miss out on opportunities and happiness or interfering with your life that's when it becomes serious, like anxiety attacks, trouble concentrating, feeling extremely uncomfortable, hands shaking and sweating, that's how you know if you have anxiety.

I know I have anxiety if my stress simply just goes beyond what it normally is. It's normal to be stressed every so often, but once it becomes a serious problem that interrupts life, then it's anxiety. I have anxiety about public speaking, talking to people in general, having to go to new places, and a lot of other things. Anxiety for me feels like I'm frantically panicking and I can't get it under control. Anxiety hits me and makes me too afraid to do certain things.

Anxiety is an emotion which makes a person feel powerless and helpless about certain people and situations. These situations can get so frightening that one may get anxious by just thinking about them. You know you have anxiety when you have a red face, shortness of breath and upset stomach. People dealing with anxiety also experience nausea (i.e. butterflies) trembling or shaking (including shaky voice), a racing heart or tightness in chest, sweating or hot flashes with feeling dizzy or faint.

if you have any concerns about having an anxiety disorder, the best thing to do is to see a professional who can then properly diagnose you

Everyone experiences anxiety, but an anxiety disorder is when the anxiety interferes with a person's day-to-day life. This website perfectly sums up all the symptoms of an anxiety disorder http://www.helpguide.org/articles/anxiety/anxiety-attacks-and-anxiety-disorders.htm#signs and if it applies to you don't let it frighten you. There are ways to overcome the stressful moments in your life and become a pro at handling your feelings of anxiety :)

you'll find yourself worrying alot and it would get bad and you might have attacks

You have to be diagnosed by a doctor because of the fact that only a licensed professional can accurately diagnose you!

The best thing would be to go to a doctor, therapist, or other professional who can help diagnose you with anxiety.

When you have anxiety, you worry about and stress over every little detail of everything, even if there is nothing to be stressed over.

Palms sweaty when talking to someone (in person or on phone), Avoid social situations at times. Go out during less busy periods. Believe that everyone is watching you and talking about you constantly. A horrible way to live :(

If you worry over a small problem, or the small problem is massive to you and you can't let go of it. If you obsess over something, can't let it drop. Run short of breath when panicking, chest pain, feel like you're having a heart attack. Tingling in an arm. The systems effect people differently, mainly stressing over something and you can't relax or feel like you're going insane in a stressful situation. That feeling of angst in the pit of your stomach, a nasty build up.

Anxiety depends on the person and can change from one person to another. However common signs are extreme nerves, the feeling that everything is going down and being overwhelmed without being able to think wisely.

If you are over thinking about something, get worried easily, lose your focus, can't control emotions then yes you have a problem with anxiety.

Heart starts racing, you feel incredibly hot, chest pressure, feel like you can't catch your breath!

The best way to truly know is to go to a psychotherapist and have them diagnose you. You would also know if you had a panic/anxiety attack. You could look up the symptoms in the DSM-5 and try to diagnose yourself but risk misdiagnosing yourself.

usually you will get a fast breath and kind of be a little scared and you should see a doctor if you are concerned about having anxiety

Technically only a doctor can truly say wether or not you have anxiety, but if you are scared, loss of appetite, increase or beginning of nausea, and are starting to feel depressed, you may have anxiety.

It will be different for everyone, but most people experience increased heart rate, flushing, feeling hotter, breathing faster, a knotted-up feeling in their stomach or chest area, panicked feelings, and racing thoughts.

Usually your heart beats faster and stronger, you feel sweaty, shaky and even dizzy. The are some examples of bodily functions related with anxiety.

A lot of the time you can experience the symptoms of anxiety, for example fear of socialising and possibly even know you have anxiety. However, to be properly diagnosed and know for sure you would have to see a medical professional and seek diagnosis.