Is it Stress or is it Anxiety?
Have I got Symptoms of Stress or have I got Anxiety? Lying in bed waiting for sleep, but it doesn’t come easily because your mind is racing through stuff. It feels like you’ve only just dropped off and you’re suddenly awake again, facing your alarm clock and it’s 2.33am. Now your heart is pounding and all the possible things that could go wrong tomorrow are flooding into your head. This is anxiety. Hearing your inbox constantly ping, the to do list getting longer by the minute. Your fingers trembling as you type and the clock ticks louder by the minute. Your heart’s racing as you look around at your colleagues to see if they’ve noticed you yet. But you miss lunch…again and that familiar headache is brewing. Another “urgent” task lands in your lap from the sales team. You feel completely overwhelmed. This is stress. You could be forgiven for asking if your current symptoms are being caused by stress or anxiety, because they are similar in some of the feelings they crea...
