8 Things Anxious People Worry About Everyday

Curious Mind Magazine
One of the most common and annoying symptoms of anxiety is having to face everyday thoughts that turn into endless worry. An anxious person's brain can tell the difference between warranted and unfounded thoughts. That makes these individuals worry every single day about things that aren't important.

Here are eight of the most common daily thoughts of an anxious person:

1. "Did I offend him/her?"

An anxious person will suffer about the possibility of saying the wrong thing in a conversation. They will even suffer from thinking they tried so hard not to be offensive that they ended up making things worse. If only anxious people could understand that sometimes there is no right or wrong thing to say! They could be themselves then. Cool people won't get offended so easily, while people who take everything personally, well, they WILL take everything personally. So why worry about them since there's no right thing you can say?

2. "Will I be late?"

Being stuck on public transportation can freak an anxious person out. Even though it's not their fault, even when they did their best to leave home earlier in order to be on time, they will still feel guilty. Of course, sometimes they're not late at all, or the other person is late as well.

3. "Could something go wrong?"

That's the most common fear of an anxious person. They always worry that something bad could happen to them or their beloved ones.

4. "Did I forget to lock the house/close the fridge/turn off the oven?"

Another reason for anxiety, if you're a person who worries too much. The funny thing is that people who worry of having forgotten to do something important, usually haven't. It's those who are cool enough, who might forget something. In some way, a bit of anxiety can save you from forgetting important stuff. Just don't overdo it.

5. "What will happen next?"

Every minute of every day anxious people are worrying about something that's currently happening, something that happened recently, or something that may happen in the future. But how on earth can someone control the future?

6. "Is he/she upset with me?"

Worrying that their partner/friend is upset with them, just because it took them longer to respond to a text message, or didn't return a call immediately, is also very common for anxious people.

7. "Did they notice my mistake?"

Making a mistake, especially at work, is a factor that can drive an anxious person crazy. A typo in an email is enough to make them think that everyone will judge them as incompetent.

8. "Do I look stupid?"

Anxious people have a constant fear of looking stupid in social settings. That's linked to social anxiety. They're always worrying that others are laughing at them or that they did something wrong.