Anxiety is intense feelings of being afraid, nervous, tense or worried. It’s a feeling that is too strong for the situation, goes on too long and gets in the way of your child’s normal life. And of course, it gets in the way of your day to day living too. Being afraid is normal for survival in situations of real danger. Sometimes the feelings transfer to situations that are not actually dangerous. It’s adaptive or helpful if you step into a busy road and there is a car coming right for you. Your body signals you to GET OUT OF THE ROAD! That same “get out of danger” feeling can also happen when you’re not in real danger; you just think you are.