There are many different ways that anxiety can display itself – the symptoms of anxiety in children and young people can include:
- difficulty concentrating and finding it hard to focus
- not sleeping or waking up during the night – bad dreams
- loss of appetite – not eating properly
- tummy aches or complaining of not feeling well
- talking too much and asking lots of questions, or becoming sullen and quiet
- being clingy to adults or crying
- becoming more fidgety than normal
- going to the toilet a lot