You describe yourself as always having been a worrier
As we said before, it’s perfectly fine to be worried occasionally, because it’s in our nature, but if you describe yourself as always having been a worrier, you are probably dealing with an anxiety disorder developed at an early age. In general, these people start to experience severe symptoms when they undergo certain major changes in life, such as divorce, the loss of a loved one or moving to a new city.
“Anxiety disorders tend to start actually quite young, and typically they’re observable in young children and adolescents. People who have generalized anxiety disorder will describe themselves as always having been a worrier,” says Danielle Keenan-Miller, PhD, director of the psychology clinic at the University of California, Los Angeles. “For other people, they cope quite well and never experience significant anxiety until there are major life transitions for them or other kinds of stressors.”
