Nervous

Anxiety (or nervousness) is an emotion characterized by an unpleasant state of inner turmoil, often accompanied by nervous behavior such as pacing back and forth, somatic complaints, and rumination. It includes subjectively unpleasant feelings of dread over anticipated events.

Anxiety is a feeling of uneasiness and worry, usually generalized and unfocused as an overreaction to a situation that is only subjectively seen as menacing. It is often accompanied by muscular tension, restlessness, fatigue, inability to catch one's breath, tightness in the abdominal region, and problems in concentration. Anxiety is closely related to fear, which is a response to a real or perceived immediate threat; anxiety involves the expectation of future threats including dread. People facing anxiety may withdraw from situations that have provoked anxiety in the past.

Though anxiety may be considered a normal human response, when excessive or persisting beyond developmentally appropriate periods it may be diagnosed as an anxiety disorder. There are multiple forms of an anxiety disorder (such as Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) with specific clinical definitions. Part of the definition of an anxiety disorder, which distinguishes it from everyday anxiety, is that it is persistent, typically lasting 6 months or more, although the criterion for the duration is intended as a general guide with allowance for some degree of flexibility and is sometimes of shorter duration in children.

W. Parrot Model of Emotions
Primary emotions	Secondary emotions	Tertiary emotions
Love
	Affection	adoration, affection, attraction, caring, compassion, fondness, liking, love, romance, sentimentality, tenderness,
	Lust	arousal, desire, ecstasy, lust, passion, infatuation
	Longing	longing
Joy
	Contentment	Contentment, pleasure, happiness
	Enthrallment	enthronement, rapture
	Pride	pride, triumph
	Optimism	eagerness, hope, optimism
	Relief	relief
	Zest	enthusiasm, zeal, less, excitement, thrill, exhilarating
Surprise
	Surprise	amazement, surprise, astonishment
Anger
	Irritation	aggravation, irritation, education, annoyance, grouchiness, grumpiness
	Exasperation	exasperating, frustration
	Disgust	disgust, revulsion, contempt
	Rage	anger, rage, outrage, fury, rat, hostility, ferocity, hate, loathing, scorn, Spike, faithfulness, dislike, presentment
	Envy	envy, jealousy
	Torment	torment
Sadness
	Disappointment	dismay, disappointment, displeasure
	Neglect	alienation, isolation, neglect, loneliness, rejection, home sickness, defeat, detection, insecurity, embarrassment, humiliation, insult
	Sadness	depression, despair, hopelessness, gloom, loneliness, sadness unhappiness, grief, sorrow, woe, Missouri, melancholy
	Shame	guilt, shame, regret, remorse
	Suffering	agony, suffering, hurt, malaise
	Sympathy	pity, sympathy
Fear
	Horror	alarm, shock, fear, fright, or Caarol, panic, hysteria, mortification
	Nervousness	apprehension, anxiety, distressed, dread nervousness, phobia, tenseness, uneassiness, tremor, worry, distressed, dread

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