Episode3 Segment 1 - How is stress and anxiety a personal experience?
Fast Fact 1
It is normal to feel stress and anxiety, but everyone
is different
Fast Fact 2
Stress and
anxiety can affect
you physically
Stress and anxiety is a personal experience. Everyone has different triggers or situations that can lead them to feel stressed or anxious. This is what we call normal everyday emotions that are unique to ourselves.
Feelings are personal
If a family member or friend of yours compared their feelings in these situations, some things might be the same. But, some things might also be different. This is because our feelings are personal experiences.
When we feel worried or stressed, we may have the following experiences that affect the body:
- sweaty palms
- sharp pain in the throat
- digestion slows
- heart races
- feel faint
- feel alert, wide awake
- muscle tension
- breathing may speed up or feel rushed
- stomach cramps
- feel sick
- tingling in hands and feet
- pain