Is it possible to suffer from anxiety without feeling anxious?

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Dr Paul Ang

General Practitioner

Your question is very meta. The best answer I can give you might be very meta as well.

I have to guess what you mean. If you mean can you have anxiety disorder without having anxiety symptoms like fast heartbeat or other symptoms, then I suppose that is possible.

Anxiety disorder is a large group of disorders that can encompass even obsessive-compulsive disorder, which technically only gets anxious as a result of the OCD.

So yeah, in short, anything is possible. If in doubt, consult a trained psychiatric specialist.

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