

The Ebb & Flow of Anxiety


The Ebb and Flow of Anxiety “Why is she always biting her fingernails?” I question judgmentally in my mind while looking at my friend in class. Later on, I found out this behavior was because she struggled with anxiety. For a long time, that depiction, along with other descriptions, were the only things I thought represented anxiety. Movement like fidgeting, needing verbal reassurance, shyness, these