The Silent Symptoms Of Anxiety & Anxiety Attacks

Inability To Concentrate

The inability to concentrate can be a sign of anxiety or an anxiety disorder. It's a common symptom of generalized anxiety disorder. Many patients with anxiety struggle to focus and concentrate in school or at work. Studies of children and teens with generalized anxiety disorder found more than two-thirds had difficulty concentrating. Short-term memory can be interrupted by anxiety, especially during periods of high anxiety. Individuals with an anxiety disorder may notice their short-term memory isn’t as good as it used to be. They may become more forgetful or have difficulty forming thoughts during an ordinary conversation. Anxiety can interfere with recollections of the simplest things like what the individual was doing a minute ago or where they placed things. Information that was once easily brought forth like phone numbers or names may escape patients. The impairment can occur before, during, or after an anxiety attack, or it may occur for no particular reason. The frequency and degree of short-term memory impairment and concentration issues can change from moment to moment.

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