What's the Difference Between Anxiety and Stress? with Neil Pasricha

I get this question all the time during Q&A sessions after my speeches: What’s the difference between anxiety and stress? I’m not a mental health professional, but I do experience anxiety, and I do get stressed. Here’s my take on the difference between the two.

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[takethedoughnut]

I never even heard the word eustress before. Really interesting breakdown you gave here.

[redladybug]

After the last few months of unusual behaviour from myself even before covid19. I think I might have general anxiety due to work stress. Things that’s happened: I’ve had a panic attack at work embarrassing myself because I wouldn’t cope, I called in sick the next day from work as I was awake all night with stomach pain but all work did was bug me all day with phone calls which made me break down in tears while I was at a supermarket which is where I was when receiving the calls because I needed to get out of my house. I have issues sleeping but this has become better recently because I falling a sleep listening to audiobook. Also working from home recently has taken out a lot of work stress. Although today I just simply left my house to fill up my car with petrol then return home and I found that I could feel myself shaking but I wasn’t physically shaking. I do worry about when I do return to work to the office if my stress will return. I have a telephone appointment with my GP today? Anything I should ask?