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Anxiety Resources for Teens & Young Adults

Anxiety consists of a range of feelings, including worry, fear, and stress, plus physical reactions such as a racing pulse, sweating, shaking, or dizziness.

Teen & young adult anxiety

Anxiety becomes a severe mental health concern for teens and young adults when it starts to impact everyday life. It may be challenging to keep up with schoolwork and other responsibilities. On top of that, relationships may start to become strained.

People experiencing severe anxiety feel constantly on edge and are easily triggered into negative emotions. There are many potential causes of anxiety, including heredity and environmental factors.

Types of anxiety include obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder, phobias, PTSD, and separation anxiety disorder.

Teen anxiety & mental health support

Learn more about different types of anxiety, causes, and treatment options.

A young girl with blonde hair looks into the distance as she grapples with thoughts related to emotional contamination OCD.

Are You Worried About Vibes or Is It Emotional Contamination OCD?

Ethan Cohen BSN, RN

A new mom is having signs of postpartum anxiety.

Signs of Postpartum Anxiety That You Should Know

Charlie Health Editorial Team

Someone struggling with false memory OCD stares off into the distance.

OCD False Memories May Be Why You Doubt the Past

Ethan Cohen BSN, RN

A person with high-functioning anxiety sits at school holding her head.

Is It Nerves or High-Functioning Anxiety?

Ethan Cohen BSN, RN

A person sits on a couch and puts her hand on her chest to calm shortness of breath during an anxiety spell.

Is It Shortness of Breath or Anxiety?

Charlie Health Editorial Team

A teenager thinks that OCD episodes may be why she feels out of control.

OCD Episodes May Be Why You Feel Out of Control

Ethan Cohen BSN, RN

A teen does the generalized anxiety disorder (GAD-7) screener.

What Is the Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7) Screener?

Elizabeth Kroll

Parents learn what not to say to their daughter who has OCD.

Here’s What Not to Say to Someone With OCD

Charlie Health Editorial Team

A young woman is using 5 tips to stop a panic attack.

Here’s 5 Tips to Stop a Panic Attack

Charlie Health Editorial Team

A teenage girl is an empath and may have more anxiety.

Yes, Empaths May Have More Anxiety—Here’s How to Cope

Ashley Laderer

A young woman learns what not to say to her friend who has anxiety.

Here’s What Not to Say to Someone With Anxiety

Eleanor Blaine

A young man is talking to his mother. He is experiencing violent thoughts that may be harm OCD.

Are Your Violent Thoughts Harm OCD?

Dr. Rasna Kaur Neelam

A young woman is experiencing how alcohol affects anxiety.

Here’s How Alcohol Affects Anxiety

Charlie Health Editorial Team

A teenage boy doesn't know if he has nerves or situational anxiety.

Is It Nerves or Do You Have Situational Anxiety?

Sarah duRivage-Jacobs

A young woman experiences what existential anxiety really feels like.

Here’s What Existential Anxiety Really Feels Like

Sarah Fielding

A young woman sits in bed. She has not been feeling like herself, and is figuring out if she has somatic symptom disorder or illness anxiety disorder.

Somatic Symptom Disorder vs Illness Anxiety Disorder: What’s the Difference?

Dr. Rasna Kaur Neelam

A young woman sits with a therapist. She has treatment-resistant OCD which may be why her OCD symptoms won't improve.

Treatment-Resistant OCD May Be Why Your OCD Symptoms Won’t Improve

Ashley Laderer

A teenage girl works on multiple devices to make a school project perfect

Yes, Perfectionism Can Cause Anxiety

Alex Bachert, MPH

A new mother in a white shirt sits in a therapy session with her hands on her temples as she talks about her postpartum OCD symptoms.

Postpartum OCD 101: Signs, Differentiation & Treatment

Sarah duRivage-Jacobs

A new mom sits next to the crib of her recently born sleeping baby. She puts her hand on her forehand and closes her eyes in a moment of overwhelming worries about the baby's sleeping and eating. She is dealing with new mom anxiety.

How to Manage New Mom Anxiety

Alex Bachert, MPH

A female teenager in a pink shirt sitting at her desk. She is experiencing a migraine and wonders if it is related to her anxiety disorder.

The Connection Between Anxiety Disorders and Migraines

Charlie Health Editorial Team

Woman in an orange sweater sitting on a couch. She is being treated for anxiety and suicidal ideation.

Can Anxiety Disorders Lead to Suicide?

Dr. Rasna Kaur Neelam

A woman in a green shirt dealing with anxiety-induced dizziness looks out the window to calm herself.

Can Anxiety Cause Dizziness?

Charlie Health Editorial Team

A mother puts her hand on her daughter's head reassuringly. Her daughter has severe OCD but she is able to offer her comfort during treatment.

What is Severe OCD?

Charlie Health Editorial Team

Teen dealing with severe anxiety in a fetal position while mom looks at her worried

What Is Treatment-Resistant Anxiety?

Ashley Laderer

A person in a blue sweatsuit grabs her hair as she deals with a silent anxiety attack.

Silent Anxiety Attacks

Sarah Fielding

A mother comforts her child who has a preoccupation with death by giving them a hug.

What Does It Mean To Have a Preoccupation With Death?

Ashley Laderer

A young person looks at a screen under the covers. They are unable to sleep at night because they are anxious.

“Why Am I Anxious at Night?”: Contributing Factors and Ways to Get Help

Sarah duRivage-Jacobs

A person in an orange jacket smiles after learning the tools to address her anxiety disorder.

Does Anxiety Go Away?

Ethan Cohen BSN, RN

A person with debilitating anxiety sits at a desk holding her head as she struggles with symptoms.

Debilitating Anxiety: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment

Sarah Fielding

Man sitting on his couch blowing his nose

Munchausen Syndrome: Definition, Causes & Facts

Charlie Health Editorial Team

What is Health Anxiety?

Charlie Health Editorial Team

Teen struggling with anxiety over his schoolwork because of his dyslexia

The Relationship Between Dyslexia and Anxiety

Dr. Caroline Fenkel, DSW, LCSW

Anxiety Dreams: What You Need To Know

Ethan Cohen BSN, RN

A young man struggling with anxiety is isolating by himself

Isolation and Anxiety: What’s the Connection?

Ethan Cohen BSN, RN

A picture of a person's hands picking at their fingernails because they are afraid of people

Is it Normal to be Afraid of People?

Charlie Health Editorial Team

A young woman sits on a couch struggling with a phobia of growing up

Why Teens and Young Adults Suffer From a Phobia of Growing Up

Britt Brewer

A woman with monophobia stares out of her window

The Fear of Being Alone: Monophobia and How to Cope

Charlie Health Editorial Team

List of Phobias: Common Fears and Symptoms

Charlie Health Editorial Team

teen looking outside worried because of his fear of the outdoors

Phobias 101

Alex Bachert, MPH

Generalized Anxiety Disorder 101

Alex Bachert, MPH

A person sits on a bench reading a newspaper that is open and covering their face

Managing Headline Stress & News Anxiety

Charlie Health Editorial Team

Teen & young adult anxiety treatment

Both psychotherapy and medication may be used to treat anxiety issues in teens and young adults. Charlie Health creates a customized treatment plan to help identify negative thoughts and behaviors and learn how to navigate them.

Cognitive behavioral therapy is an effective method and is frequently used as part of Charlie Health’s virtual intensive outpatient program (IOP). Our anxiety treatment framework includes group and family therapy sessions in addition to individual therapy.

Teen & young adult anxiety resources

Discover more about the physical and mental impact anxiety can have on teens and young adults. Our resources help you learn the differences between certain types of anxiety, along with tips on how to cope on your own.