What anxiety looks like in kids and teens

Anxiety symptoms can show up emotionally, physically, and through behaviors. They can vary by age, stage, and child — and they won’t always look the way you might think.

What are the symptoms of anxiety?

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If you’re seeing some of these anxious behaviors (or others) at home, we can help you understand why and address them.

- Worries and fears that disrupt day-to-day life
- Difficulty concentrating
- Difficulty focusing on anything other than what they’re worried about
- Feeling nervous, edgy, or afraid
- Feeling dread or impending doom
- Overwhelm
- Racing thoughts
- Fatigue
- Avoiding things they need or (used to) want to do
- Avoiding certain places, situations, or people
- Lack of motivation to start, do, or finish daily tasks
- Racing heart
- Sweating
- Hot flashes/flushed skin
- Breathing issues
- Tense muscles
- Headaches, dizziness, feeling faint
- Stomach issues (pain, diarrhea, nausea)
- Disrupted sleep patterns (sleeping more or less than usual)
- Disrupted appetite (eating more or less than usual)
- Angry outbursts
- Irritability
- Restlessness or inability to relax