Feeling Anxious with Everything Going On in the World?

FYBC
Jun 26
3 min read

Why Your Anxiety Is Valid Right Now

You’re not imagining it, you're tuned into the world. According to the American Psychiatric Association’s 2025 poll:

67% of Americans say they’re anxious about current global events
Over 60% worry about personal safety, health, and finances
40% of workers are stressed about job security

a man sitting on the edge during summertime

Climate concerns deepen the weight: more than one‑third of adults report weekly climate anxiety, with 55% admitting it’s affecting their mental health

How This Stress Actually Works in Your Body

Anxiety isn’t just in your mind it’s a nervous system alarm response. When stressors pile up (like war, elections, natural disasters, or inflation), your system stays on high alert. APA research shows that both vicarious trauma from media and constant exposure can amplify that alarm response

Plus, nearly 20% of U.S. adults meet criteria for an anxiety disorder yearly and many feel moderate to severe functional impairment

Strategies from Find Your Balance Center to Support You

Here’s how to move from reactive overwhelm toward regulated presence:

Gentle Shift	Why It Helps	How to Practice
Limit doomscrolling	Interrupts the feedback loop of stress	Choose 1 curated news source; set time limits
Ground in your body	Shifts you from anxious thinking into safety awareness	2-minute grounding: feet down, hands together, notice sensations
Cluster your news intake	Prevents emotional overwhelm	“News hour” once or twice per day; detox outside
Name your feelings	Acknowledging anxiety reduces its grip	“I’m noticing fear/clenching/anxiety, and I’m OK.”
Connect and act	Sharing and meaningful action increase resilience	Talk to someone, volunteer, or donate
Practice self-compassion	Self-kindness calms the nervous system	Offer mid-day check-ins and intentional rest
Consider Support	Therapy is effective for anxiety and stress	19% meet criteria; yet nearly 40% go untreated

You’re Hardwired to Adapt

Your nervous system is designed to reset when given space, even small routines can shift your internal environment. At Find Your Balance Center, our trauma-informed clinicians help you re-pattern anxiety from within.

Nervous-system-informed techniques
Grounding & embodiment practices
Media mindfulness
Crisis coping skills

Book a therapy consultation with Find Your Balance, Center for Growth & Change. We will help you understand your signals, rebuild your baseline, and re-enter life with your body and mind on the same team.

You’re Not Broken. You’re Alert.

The world is complex and so are you. Anxiety isn’t a flaw. It’s a signal. But it doesn’t have to run the show. With intention, support, and guided practice, your nervous system can settle and so can you.

Take our Anxiety & Depression Self-Check Quiz

Let’s help you feel better whatever the season.

FAQ: Navigating Global Anxiety

Q1: Is it normal to feel panicked even if nothing’s happened to me personally?

Yes. Your body responds not just to your life, but to your perception of the world. Watching crisis unfold even from a screen can trigger real trauma symptoms.

Q2: Should I avoid the news altogether?

Not necessarily. Information is useful. But balance it with breaks, breath, and trusted filters. Don’t trade awareness for overwhelm.

Q3: How do I know when it’s time to seek therapy?

If your anxiety disrupts sleep, relationships, work, or peace it’s time. There’s no shame in needing help to process what your body is carrying.

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