Why Am I So Anxious? Here’s the Answer

Hi, I'm Dr. Tracey Marks,

a psychiatrist, and I make mental health education videos.

Anxiety is everywhere.

We all experience it to some degree,

but there's anxiety symptoms, anxiety disorders,

and anxious personalities and temperaments.

Where do you fall on this spectrum?

I have the answer for you in my new book,

"Why Am I So Anxious,

Powerful Tools for Recognizing Anxiety

and Restoring Your Peace."

I can't hold back my excitement with this,

this book goes deep.

Let me show you what's in it.

There are 10 chapters.

The first four explain the origins of your anxiety.

What makes some people anxious and others not?

How do you recognize anxiety symptoms?

Sometimes it's not obvious.

Anxiety often starts in the childhood and teenage years.

I've had adults tell me that they struggled mentally

as a teen and didn't realize until they were older,

that what they experienced was anxiety.

In chapter two, I talk about the anxiety disorders.

What even constitutes an anxiety disorder

versus just having some situational angst?

I explain the official anxiety disorders.

And then in chapter three,

I talk about other anxious conditions,

like obsessive compulsive disorder,

body repetitive behaviors, like skin picking,

PTSD, and more.

I even have a section talking about existential anxiety.

You get to hear all about the midlife struggles that I had

as I finished my medical training,

and was still not married with no one in sight,

that got kind of crucial.

In chapter four,

I talk about anxious personalities and temperaments.