Dear Ancnymous~
Trying to work out by yourself if you have anxiety, or most other things, is just about impossible. There is no way to judge, no standards to compare against. When I started to become ill I simply thought it was a character failing in me, and not illness at all. It was only a lot later I was properly diagnosed.
On-line test are not a particularly accurate way of finding things out that's true, but they do give enough of an indication for you to take matters a step further and seek a qualified opinion.
If you step back and look at things I'd expect you would agree it is better to go be tested and find things are OK rather than fail to go and have things build up instead. That's what I did and it made matters much worse. Having people worry about you might seem a problem, but I'm sure they would want the best for you.
Knowing what I know now I'd not hesitate, I'd go see my GP and set out how I was feeling. True it can be hard to take that first step, if you wanted you could write it all out first in point form and share the paper during a long consultation. At least afterwards you may have more peace of mind, endlessly worrying is not good.
I've made a few suggestions -what do you tihnk?
Croix
