D van der Hoek, K Muller, E de Zwart, Andre Pittig, A Harrewijn and Alex H K Wong

Anxiety? Stay Away From Me!

Frontiers for Young Minds

Have you ever felt anxious? How do you usually react when you are afraid of something? Anxiety is a normal feeling that everyone gets from time to time. Since it is an unpleasant feeling, people often try to avoid situations that make them feel that way. For example, skipping school because you have to give a presentation in front of the whole class. Some people can feel too much anxiety. Anxiety makes them nauseous, and they might start to stutter. In our work, we would like to discuss “avoidance of learned fear”. In this article, we will explore anxious feelings and whether people tend to avoid things they are anxious about.