Someone who has the anxious personality is constantly on edge People with anxious personalities feel they must always be on guard to prevent or control any threat to their body and psychological well-being A person with the anxious personality experiences an overreaction to threatening stimuli in his or her environment, resulting in the body having a greater stress response than another person might have to the same event. The anxious person is less able to tolerate the normal uncertainties about the future and the "dangers" that may arise. This may be about external events – such as terrorist attacks or planes crashing - or relationship or health issues: "What if he doesn't really … [Read more...]