Question

What is the difference between being stressed and having anxiety?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Stress is your body’s reaction to a trigger and is generally a short-term experience. Stress can be positive or negative.  Stress is a response to a threat in any given situation, stress results in insomnia, poor concentration, and impaired ability to do the things you normally do, it’s negative.

Anxiety is a sustained mental health disorder that can be triggered by stress. Anxiety doesn’t fade into the distance once the threat is mediated. Anxiety hangs around for the long haul, and can cause significant impairment in social, occupational, and other important areas of functioning.

Answer 2

Explanation:

In short, stress is your body's reaction to a trigger and is generally a short-term experience. Stress can be positive or negative. ... Stress is a response to a threat in any given situation. Anxiety, on the other hand, is a sustained mental health disorder that can be triggered by stress.