When Stress Feels Like Anxiety: Recognizing What’s Really Going On

It can be hard to tell where stress ends and anxiety begins. For many adults, what starts as pressure at work, home, or school slowly builds into restlessness, tension, or trouble sleeping. Over time, the mind and body stay on alert even when there is no immediate reason to be.

This experience is common, and it is one of the main reasons people seek psychiatric care. The challenge is not only reducing stress but understanding what keeps it going.

Why Stress and Anxiety Overlap

Stress is a response to something specific, while anxiety can linger long after the event has passed. Many adults live in cycles of productivity and exhaustion, never realizing their nervous system is trying to recover from being on high alert. When that balance is disrupted, everyday stress can feel like anxiety that never resets.

How Online Psychiatry Can Help

Meeting with a psychiatrist online can provide clarity and relief. Through both therapy and medication management, Dr. Mark Chofla helps patients identify patterns that contribute to worry, overthinking, and burnout.

One patient wrote, “Dr. Chofla listened carefully and I felt truly heard. He helped me understand what was happening, not just treat it.” (Vitals Patient Review).

That understanding is often the first step toward real calm.

Care That Fits Real Life

Online sessions make it easier to begin care, especially when energy or motivation are low. Whether anxiety has been recent or long-term, meeting regularly allows time to recognize triggers, track improvement, and make small, steady adjustments that last.

If you have been noticing that stress feels different lately, or that it is harder to unwind, it may be time to reach out.

Learn more or schedule an appointment with Dr. Chofla at www.empathytherapy.com.

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