Why am I anxious? | Why do people get anxiety?

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actually serves a purpose! When we think we're safe, it helps us to process potential threats, so we can respond to them effectively in the moment. </h3></div> </div> </div>   <div class="bdl bdl-text clearfix"> <div class=""> <div class="body"><ul><li>Anxiety is a normal, natural emotion everyone experiences from time to time</li><li>Anxiety may be a sign you don't feel you have the 'tools' you need to cope with a certain situation or experience</li><li>There's a difference between feeling anxious and having an anxiety disorder</li><li><a href="https://kidshelpline.com.au/teens/issues/anxiety-disorders" target="_blank">Anxiety is a problem</a> when it is intense, lasts longer than usual or interferes with your everyday life</li></ul></div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> </div> </div>   <div class="bdl bdl-bullet-items" style="background-color: #b3d235"> <div class="mtop60 container"> <div class="titles text-center"> <h2 class="title">The history of anxiety</h2> <div class="subtitle"><p>Throughout most of human history, ‘stress’ and ‘danger’ were seen by our brains as being pretty much the same thing.</p><p>For hundreds of thousands of years, humans didn’t have things like homework, tests or social media. The two main stressors humans faced were:</p></div> </div> <div class="items col-xs-12 col-md-8 col-md-offset-2 mtop40"> <div class="field-collection-container clearfix"><div class="item col-xs-12 col-sm-6"> <label for="item"> </label> <p>Danger, e.g. a bear trying to eat you</p></div> <div class="item col-xs-12 col-sm-6"> <label for="item"> </label> <p>Famine (hunger and starvation) </p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div>  <div class="bdl-wrapper"> <div class="container pbottom40 col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12" data-bg="" style="background-image: url(); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: cover; background-position: center; background-color: #333244;"> <div class="wrapper-bdl-wrapper-row"> <div class="field-collection-container clearfix">  <div class="container col-md-12 text-center mtop40"> <div class="paragraphs-items paragraphs-items-field-bundle paragraphs-items-field-bundle-full paragraphs-items-full">  <div class="bdl bdl-text clearfix"> <div class="font-pink"> <div class="body"><h2>What happens in your brain when you're stressed?</h2></div> </div> </div>   <div class="bdl bdl-text clearfix"> <div class="font-green pbottom20"> <div class="body"><h3>Watch to learn the <u><a href="https://kidshelpline.com.au/teens/issues/your-brain-when-youre-anxious" target="_blank">science behind feeling anxious</a></u>.</h3></div> </div> </div> </div> </div>  <div class="pbottom40 col-md-6 col-sm-12 col-xs-12 col-md-offset-3"> <div class="paragraphs-items paragraphs-items-field-bundle paragraphs-items-field-bundle-full paragraphs-items-full">  <div class="bdl bdl-iframe"> <div class="youtube"> <iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/GQSfW4xrKSk" height="630" width="100%" frameborder="no"></iframe> </div> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> </div> </div>   <div class="bdl-wrapper"> <div class="mtop40 container" data-bg="" style="background-image: url(); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: cover; background-position: center; "> <div class="wrapper-bdl-wrapper-row"> <div class="field-collection-container clearfix">  <div class="col-md-6 col-md-offset-1 col-xs-12 mtop40"> <div class="paragraphs-items paragraphs-items-field-bundle paragraphs-items-field-bundle-full paragraphs-items-full">  <div class="bdl bdl-text clearfix"> <div class="font--pink mtop30"> <div class="body"><h2>Why do people have anxiety?</h2></div> </div> </div>   <div class="bdl bdl-text clearfix"> <div class="font--28 font--green mtop20"> <div class="body"><h3>Anxiety can be triggered by lots of things.</h3></div> </div> </div>   <div class="bdl bdl-text clearfix"> <div class="font--24 line-height--30 mtop20 font--dark_blue mbottom30"> <div class="body"><h3>Sometimes, you might feel anxious for what feels like no reason. </h3><h3>To answer the question, "Why do people have anxiety?", it can be helpful to understand some basics about your brain. </h3></div> </div> </div> </div> </div>  <div class="col-md-4 col-xs-12 p20 mtop20"> <div class="paragraphs-items paragraphs-items-field-bundle paragraphs-items-field-bundle-full paragraphs-items-full">  <div class="bdl-image"> <div class="mtop20">  <img class="img-responsive" src="https://kidshelpline.com.au/sites/default/files/bdl_image/anxiety-01-FB.png" alt="How your body tells you it's feeling anxious" title="How your body tells you it's feeling anxious"> </div> </div>  </div> </div></div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> </div> </div>   <div class="bdl-wrapper"> <div class="container mtop40 mbottom60" data-bg="" style="background-image: url(); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: cover; background-position: center; "> <div class="wrapper-bdl-wrapper-row"> <div class="field-collection-container clearfix">  <div class="col-md-8 col-md-offset-2 mtop40 mbottom60"> <div class="paragraphs-items paragraphs-items-field-bundle paragraphs-items-field-bundle-full paragraphs-items-full">  <div class="bdl bdl-callout" style="background-color: #b3d235"> <div class=""> <p>“When our brain thinks we are in danger, it responds to help us stay safe. This is called our ‘fight/flight/freeze’ response. The good news is, once you are safe and calm down, everything in your brain returns to normal.” </p><p>– <strong>Amanda, Kids Helpline Counsellor</strong></p> </div> <div class="arrow" style="background-color: #b3d235"></div> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> </div> </div>   <div class="bdl-wrapper"> <div class="container mtop20" data-bg="" style="background-image: url(); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: cover; background-position: center; "> <div class="wrapper-bdl-wrapper-row"> <div class="field-collection-container clearfix">  <div class=""> <div class="paragraphs-items paragraphs-items-field-bundle paragraphs-items-field-bundle-full paragraphs-items-full">  <div class="bdl-wrapper"> <div class="" data-bg="" style="background-image: url(); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: cover; background-position: center; "> <div class="wrapper-bdl-wrapper-row"> <div class="field-collection-container clearfix">  <div class="col-xs-12 col-md-5 col-md-offset-1 mtop40"> <div class="paragraphs-items paragraphs-items-field-bundle paragraphs-items-field-bundle-full paragraphs-items-full">  <div class="bdl bdl-text clearfix"> <div class="font--pink"> <div class="body"><h2>The evolution of our brain</h2></div> </div> </div>   <div class="bdl bdl-text clearfix"> <div class="font--28 font--green mtop20"> <div class="body"><h3>Did you know your brain is over 200,000 years old? </h3></div> </div> </div>   <div class="bdl bdl-text clearfix"> <div class="font--18 line-height--30 mtop20 font--dark_blue"> <div class="body"><p><a href="https://kidshelpline.com.au/teens/issues/your-brain-when-youre-anxious" target="_blank">Our brains evolved when the world was very different</a> – when people were nomadic hunter-gatherers, living in tribal communities.</p><p>Modern humans (homo sapiens) appeared about 200,000 years ago - that’s pretty recent, in the grand scheme of things. But it’s still a long time.</p><p>So you’d think we’d have this whole anxiety thing figured out by now, hey?</p><p>But evolution is (usually) very slow and gradual. Our society in general (and our technology in particular), has evolved very quickly.</p><p>Much faster than our brains can evolve!<br /> </p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div>  <div class=""> <div class="paragraphs-items paragraphs-items-field-bundle paragraphs-items-field-bundle-full paragraphs-items-full">  <div class="bdl-wrapper"> <div class="col-xs-12 col-md-5 col-md-offset-1" data-bg="" style="background-image: url(); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: cover; background-position: center; "> <div class="wrapper-bdl-wrapper-row"> <div class="field-collection-container clearfix">  <div class=""> <div class="paragraphs-items paragraphs-items-field-bundle paragraphs-items-field-bundle-full paragraphs-items-full">  <div class="bdl bdl-html clearfix"> <div class=""> <div class="source_code"><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/B9xVSerjuzL/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="12" style=" background:#FFF; 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