Signs of Anxiety

• Excessive distress out of proportion with a given situation; as manifested by physical symptoms, crying, sadness, anger, explosiveness, frustration, hopelessness, embarrassment, hyper-activity, distraction, poor attention-span, forgetfulness and memory loss.
• A need for repetitive reassurance; inconsolability; an inability to respond to logical reasoning.
• Headaches, stomachaches, or vague complaints of feeling sick, accompanied by regular requests to leave classroom, school, or activities.
• Anticipatory anxiety that involves worrying hours, days, weeks ahead of an event.
• Sleep disruption, difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep, nightmares, difficulty sleeping alone.
• Perfectionism that leads to being very self-critical or having high standards for self and others to the point that nothing is ever good enough.
• Overly concerned with others opinions; an excessive need to people-please; constant worry that others are upset with him or her; unnecessary apologizing.
• Excessive avoidance or refusal to participate in expected activities, such as school, birthday parties, other extracurricular events.
• Disruption of family functioning such as, refusing to attend school, friend's houses, religious activities, family gatherings, errands, or vacations.
• Excessive distress regarding everyday situations and normal activities such as doing homework, maintaining good hygiene, or eating regular meals.