I M PA C T S O F A N X I E T YD R . C A T H A R I N E T O S O P R E S E N T S

Anxiety can make life difficult for those who live with it.

Though it affects an individual mind, anxiety can have an impact on the lives of others, especially children.

Trauma survivor Elizabeth Corey shares how her battle with anxiety affected her children. Even though she had learned how to live with her symptoms, she noticed that her children exhibited three behaviors as a result of her anxiety.

P E R F E C T I O N I S M

Anxiety can be coupled with severe OCD which can manifest itself in a perfectionist angle for everyday activities.

Obsessive scheduling and micromanagement can be a habit children learn.

N E G AT I V E F O C U S

Anxiety may cause one to be risk averse. Children also learn to frame things as “what could go wrong?” instead of “what could go right?” and miss out on opportunities.

B O U N D A R I E S

Boundaries and personal space are necessary. But when they are overemphasized, children may get anxious when they feel they won’t be recognized.

This is ironic because some sufferers of anxiety may have grown up without boundaries.