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id: "561fe9a00c4fe775188b480f"
lang: "en"
title: "What Anxiety Really Feels like"
slug: "what-anxiety-really-feels-like"
date: "2026-08-06"
updated: "2024-01-05"
author: "heather-jensen"
category: "health"
tags: ["anxiety", "social anxiety", "constant apologizing", "day to day basis", "constant worry", "best ways", "real feeling", "real emotion", "feel different"]
image: "https://img.allw.mn/thumbs/60/wnwb44w90dqvc05bc74yp_1080x1350.jpg"
summary: "Anxiety isn't something to mess with, it's a real feeling, a real emotion and something that be really hard to describe. I have a bit of social anxiety and trying to explain that to people is hard…"
source: "https://health.allwomenstalk.com/what-anxiety-really-feels-like/"
---
Anxiety isn't something to mess with, it's a real feeling, a real emotion and something that be really hard to describe. I have a bit of social anxiety and trying to explain that to people is hard, especially if they don't understand exactly what I go through on a day-to-day basis. If you have anxiety, it's okay! Below, are some of the best ways to describe what you go through.

## 1. The Constant Worry

![The Constant Worry](https://img.allw.mn/content/tn/af/mxf557tm561a0c75e7afa579290996_500x272.gif)

## 2. I'm Fine …

![I](https://img.allw.mn/content/ld/ie/ywfn9rsh561a0c77000e1914381123_500x281.gif)

## 3. You Dwell … on Everything

![You Dwell … on Everything](https://img.allw.mn/content/bu/th/roylia1o561a0c7732806036694670_499x261.gif)

## 4. Constant Apologizing

![Constant Apologizing](https://img.allw.mn/content/zh/v2/giu8ibz0561a0c77bc7a7535510230_500x250.gif)

## 5. You Pretend a Lot

![You Pretend a Lot](https://img.allw.mn/content/ll/nn/mnnulv1q561a0c77778ec700211108_500x270.gif)

## 6. Your Thoughts Constantly:

![Your Thoughts Constantly:](https://img.allw.mn/content/mw/xl/q27ucex8561a0c77f2ebd895544891_500x276.gif)

## 7. We do, Keep It inside

![We do, Keep It inside](https://img.allw.mn/content/kk/om/p0mgkenm561a0c78919b3406802813_500x269.gif)

## 8. What People Constantly Say:

![What People Constantly Say:](https://img.allw.mn/content/n8/mv/th3iz5pm561a0c7887751118742007_500x273.gif)

## 9. It Comes and Goes …

![It Comes and Goes …](https://img.allw.mn/content/i1/qa/gvji44m5561a0c794ff89709202449_460x281.gif)

## 10. You Want to Just Sleep

![You Want to Just Sleep](https://img.allw.mn/content/g4/nd/ajd6a18y561a0c7a0b6fb689223920_500x330.gif)

## 11. Or Overwhelmed or That Feeling in the Pit of Your Stomach

![Or Overwhelmed or That Feeling in the Pit of Your Stomach](https://img.allw.mn/content/kr/bw/nyr2bd3z561a0c832cde5180182692_500x272.gif)

## 12. You Cancel Plans a Lot but It Isn't Your Fault

![You Cancel Plans a Lot but It Isn](https://img.allw.mn/content/xn/mw/aw5du8nc561a0c79a4624155391388_500x213.gif)

## 13. If You Make a Mistake …

![If You Make a Mistake …](https://img.allw.mn/content/re/mh/e6spuwry561a0c7adb511904421762_500x208.gif)

## 14. No One Really Knows about Your Anxiety

![No One Really Knows about Your Anxiety](https://img.allw.mn/content/x6/a5/oiosar0v561a0c7b1fdfd732002217_500x260.gif)

## 15. You'd do Anything to Feel Different

![You](https://img.allw.mn/content/kn/wr/smwmi5s2561a0c7fb03c4528482142_500x263.gif)

## 16. Sometimes, Everything Sucks

![Sometimes, Everything Sucks](https://img.allw.mn/content/qz/ij/im8vz0wi561a0c7c509fd734201897_500x261.gif)

## 17. You Feel Crazy

![You Feel Crazy](https://img.allw.mn/content/fd/vj/i7sreg8h561a0c7d6caeb269679305_500x321.gif)

## 18. You Fear Relationships Big-time

![You Fear Relationships Big-time](https://img.allw.mn/content/fs/q1/xh72q1h4561a0c7c9b0d0735464488_496x252.gif)

## 19. You Never Know if Your Feelings Are Real

![You Never Know if Your Feelings Are Real](https://img.allw.mn/content/p0/b3/d0x5muc9561a0c7d8354d761771674_500x264.gif)

## 20. Every Day

![Every Day](https://img.allw.mn/content/oo/s3/flkmyv2o561a0c7de46d6212049782_500x275.gif)

## 21. You Don't like to Talk about It a Lot …

![You Don](https://img.allw.mn/content/v4/xj/nf99bzn2561a0c7e55003254291595_490x250.gif)

## 22. ...but People Want You to

![...but People Want You to](https://img.allw.mn/content/dp/ja/w31gwhxs561a0c7f6f6b8049458865_500x281.gif)

## 23. It's Okay to Have a Meltdown

![It](https://img.allw.mn/content/sc/ic/omab7jyq561a0c800c786198945739_500x250.gif)

## 24. Your Bestie Will Help You through It

![Your Bestie Will Help You through It](https://img.allw.mn/content/nd/s7/p73c6min561a0c804521b536905829_500x250.gif)

## 25. You Feel out of Control

![You Feel out of Control](https://img.allw.mn/content/i2/w0/ffw6g7v3561a0c818c681499879003_500x222.gif)

## 26. You do Make Progress Every Single Day Though

![You do Make Progress Every Single Day Though](https://img.allw.mn/content/h7/ic/nr3pqdbs561a0c81c88ce727904646_500x284.gif)