Anxiety What Are Your Common Triggers for Anxiety?

[PGen98]

When it comes to anxiety, what things tend to trigger it for you?

For me it's everything social, certain doctors, every time I go to the hospital ER/A&E, even something simple like going in for a takeaway when there are people inside already...lots of things trigger my anxiety issues. How about you?

 

[Foxy]

Dental appointments top the list. I don't like crowds or attending large social events. If I must attend, I make an appearance just to be seen and then I beat a hasty retreat. It's not that I don't like people, I can talk to just about anyone but I feel awkward and uncomfortable in large gatherings.

 

[PGen98]

Dental appointments top the list. I don't like crowds or attending large social events. If I must attend, I make an appearance just to be seen and then I beat a hasty retreat. It's not that I don't like people, I can talk to just about anyone but I feel awkward and uncomfortable in large gatherings.

This is me, too, I hate gatherings, being around to many people at once. It's awful! I hate my birthdays, too, because people focus on me, and that just gets me so anxious! Not fun!

 

[Lee]

Gatherings for me too, but not so much parties - more things where I am expected to speak, so meetings, conferences, team calls etc.

 

[Mira]

I am ok in gatherings. It happens for me as soon as I need to do something. But I can handle a lot of situations. But I am terrible of asking things of people irl. And women I like are a massive trigger to me. Both in a good way and bad way.

 

[gibby]

any type of medical appointment, dentist , dealing with the tax man!

 

[Lee]

I hate getting letters in brown envelopes. They make my stomach drop.

 

[SafeInSanity]

Heat, strangers, small spaces, heights, waiting in line at check out counters or in drive through windiws, traffic jams, dance music with too much bass, snobby people.