Stress vs anxiety

Stress vs anxiety. Cause: stress is a response to a pressure you can name; anxiety is worry that continues without a clear trigger. How long: stress usually eases when the pressure passes; anxiety can last after it has gone. How it feels: stress feels like overwhelm, tension and irritability; anxiety feels like dread, unease and “what if”. What helps: for stress, solving or reducing the pressure; for anxiety, calming the alarm itself. Both share the same stress-hormone system.