Sometimes, anxiety can be caused by your upbringing and your childhood. If you’re currently suffering from anxiety, have you wondered why you may have anxiety? Since when have you started to get nervous all the time? What causes anxiety? To find out, here are seven signs of anxiety caused by your upbringing.

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Credits

Writer: Julian Heng

Script editor: Isadora Ho & Kelly Soong

VO: Amanda Silvera

Animator: Joy Zhang

YouTube manager: Cindy Cheong

References

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Rood, L., Roelofs, J., Bögels, S. and Alloy, L., 2009. Dimensions of Negative Thinking and the Relations with Symptoms of Depression and Anxiety in Children and Adolescents. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 34(4), pp.333-342.