What Type of Anxiety Do I Have?

Take this quiz to find out.

There are several different anxiety disorders, including generalized anxiety disorder, agoraphobia, social anxiety disorder, and more. If you think you might have anxiety, but you aren’t sure which type, you’re in the right place.

Just answer these questions, and we’ll let you know which anxiety type aligns with your symptoms the most, so you can figure out your next steps.

Disclaimer: This quiz is not meant to be a diagnostic tool and shouldn’t be used as one. Always see a licensed mental health professional to address your concerns.

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Questions Overview

1. How often do you feel anxious, nervous, or overwhelmed?
  1. Almost every day.
  2. Several days a week.
  3. Once in a while.
  4. Not often or not at all.
2. Do you ever feel like your worries or fears are completely uncontrollable?
  1. Yes, all the time.
  2. Sometimes but not always.
  3. Not very often.
  4. Not at all.
3. Have you been feeling much more irritable or easily annoyed than usual?
  1. Yes, definitely.
  2. Kinda.
  3. Not really.
4. Have you been feeling so stressed or overwhelmed that it’s interfering with your daily life?
  1. Yes, my symptoms are interfering with my daily life.
  2. My symptoms interfere with my life some days, but not others.
  3. No, my symptoms don’t interfere with my daily life.
5. Do you experience distressing physical symptoms like restlessness, muscle tension, or trouble sleeping?
  1. Yes, very often.
  2. Yes, but only sometimes.
  3. No, not at all.
6. Do you ever experience sudden and unexpected panic attacks?
  1. Yes, they happen often and come on without warning.
  2. I’ve had panic attacks before, but not often.
  3. I don’t get panic attacks.
7. Do you go out of your way to avoid unfamiliar places, even when it’s inconvenient for you?
  1. Yes, going to unfamiliar places makes me very anxious.
  2. Sometimes, but only on days when I’m super stressed.
  3. No, I don’t get anxious about going to new places.
8. What makes you the most anxious?
  1. Meeting new people or public speaking.
  2. Being in big crowds or tight, enclosed spaces.
  3. A specific object or situation.
  4. Being apart from a specific loved one.
  5. Just the responsibilities and events of everyday life.
  6. None of these things.
9. Do you have an intense fear of a specific situation or object (like heights, certain animals, driving, enclosed spaces, clowns, etc)?
  1. Yes.
  2. No.
10. Do you experience intense and excessive anxiety when you’re apart from a specific loved one?
  1. Yes. I have an extremely hard time being apart from this person.
  2. Sometimes, but not all the time.
  3. No, this doesn’t happen to me.
11. Are you extremely afraid of being embarrassed, rejected, or judged by others?
  1. Yes, I feel this way constantly.
  2. I feel this way sometimes, but not all the time.
  3. No, I don’t feel this way very often.
12. Does leaving your home make you feel intensely stressed or anxious, to the point that you avoid it?
  1. Yes. I avoid leaving my house if I don’t have to.
  2. Kinda. I can leave my house, but only if someone’s with me.
  3. No, this doesn’t really happen to me.

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What Are the Different Types of Anxiety?

Anxiety is a normal human emotion, and a mild level of anxiety is a normal reaction to stress. However, if these feelings of nervousness become frequent, severe, or excessive, to the point that they interfere with your daily life, you may be struggling with an anxiety disorder.[1] Anxiety disorders are a group of mental health conditions that cause high levels of fear and dread, which are out of proportion to the situation.[2] Here’s a breakdown of the different types of anxiety disorders:

Generalized Anxiety Disorder

  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) involves persistent and excessive fear or worry, as well as a constant feeling of being on edge or overwhelmed. These symptoms are severe enough to interfere with daily activities. People with GAD may also experience physical signs of anxiety, such as restlessness, muscle tension, problems sleeping, or difficulty concentrating.

Agoraphobia

  • Agoraphobia is the fear of being in a situation where escape isn’t possible, or where help isn’t readily available in the case of panic symptoms. In these cases, the fear is out of proportion to the actual situation. People with agoraphobia often try to avoid situations that will trigger their anxiety, such as using public transportation, being in enclosed spaces, standing in line, being in a crowd, or sometimes even leaving their home.[3]

Panic disorder

  • The main symptom of panic disorder is recurrent panic attacks. These attacks are unexpected and usually occur without warning; they’re also not due to another mental health condition or a physical condition.[4] Symptoms of panic attacks include palpitations, sweating, trembling/shaking, shortness of breath, chest pain, dizziness, lightheadedness, and nausea.[5]

Specific Phobias

  • A phobia is an intense or overpowering feeling of fear or anxiety in response to certain situations or objects. People who have phobias may go out of their way to avoid encountering the situation or object they’re afraid of, to the point that it disrupts their daily life.[6]

Social Anxiety Disorder

  • People with social anxiety disorder experience severe fears around social interactions, including fears of being embarrassed, rejected, looked down on, judged, or watched by others. People with social anxiety may try to avoid things like public speaking, meeting new people, or drinking/eating in public.[7]

Separation Anxiety Disorder:

  • People with separation anxiety disorder experience excessive anxiety when separated from a specific loved one, to the point that it interferes with daily life. For children, this figure is usually a parent or another caregiver, such as a grandparent. For adults, this figure is usually a romantic partner or their child.[8]

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References

  1. ↑ https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/anxiety-disorders/what-are-anxiety-disorders#section_0
  2. ↑ https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/9536-anxiety-disorders
  3. ↑ https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/anxiety-disorders/what-are-anxiety-disorders#section_0
  4. ↑ https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/9536-anxiety-disorders
  5. ↑ https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/anxiety-disorders/what-are-anxiety-disorders#section_0
  6. ↑ https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/24757-phobias
  7. ↑ https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/anxiety-disorders/what-are-anxiety-disorders#section_0
  8. ↑ https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/separation-anxiety-disorder#management-and-treatment