Around 4% of the population suffers from anxiety. Whether it’s a moment of panic or something you experience every day, anxiety can affect our ability to make good decisions.

When anxiety creeps in, the fight-or-flight response releases hormones and endorphins that put us in a state of panic and can cloud our judgment.

That is why it’s important to be able to recognize anxiety and have a few good go-to coping strategies that help you curb it early on. This also includes avoiding things that may make your anxiety worse.