Do girls experience fear and anxiety different from men?

[Jjpayne]

https://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/04/21/why-do-girls-have-more-anxiety-than-boys/

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I also think this involves worrying mothers, do mothers worry more about their kids than fathers do?

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Do girls experience fear and anxiety different from men?

[Blunique]

Actually I have relationship anxiety. My last relationship I dreaded hanging out with the guy and eventually towards the end of the relationship I couldn't even bring myself to hangout with him so I broke up with him. It almost felt like I had commitment issues but I think it was just anxiety and wearing an armor around my heart. Also I felt insecure about myself at the time. I was raised that guys always want something like sex and they'll use you for it so I was on guard a lot. Hence the anxiety.

[jedkawil]

One of my exes grew up thinking like that about guys.

[Blunique]

@jedkawil Is it a rational fear?

[jedkawil]

Well it was more anxiety than fear. She thought men were heartless people who wanted to dominate women.

[jedkawil]

She was one of those kinda feminist. We're not together for other reasons but that was part of the struggle of dating her.

[kiralana34]

Girls tend to overthink things when they’re anxious...

[whereryou]

I think we all experience it differently... i know from first hand... maybe generally speaking women and men do but like said everyone deals with things differently and experiences life differently. We live in one world but our individuality creates world's within this one.😉

[NYCQuestions1976]

I'm a full-time single parent and I thinl about my son being safe and happy all the time.

[NYCQuestions1976]

Thanks for Most Helpful.

[Jjpayne]

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[AuroraHorizon]

Not until puberty. After that, when the physical differences between us and boys become apparent, women actually are more prone to anxiety and depression, simply because the same things are often more dangerous for women.
Also, many of us live with the idea that we have less power to influence our environment and the people around us. That we are helpless in the face of fate.
In many cases, this is a self-fulfilling prophecy.

[nathanp97]

Men get it a lot to. And with your other stuff, I'd ask how do you explain how female soldiers have higher rates of PTSD. It has nothing to do with what you said but would be a form of it. Women tend to expess their emotions more which is why it gets noticed more in women. Men are also often better at compartmentalizing their feelings.

[Blunique]

@nathanp97 "Men are also often better at compartmentalizing their feelings." Doesn't mean it's healthy. Eventually it will take it's toll.

[nathanp97]

Yes, but I was getting at your reasoning for it. It sounds like your reasoning for women being more fearful and having anxiety is from the patriarchy and is because men have more power. It sounds really incorrect. How some reacts to struggles is determined by themselves, and you seem to blame womens reactions as it not being their fault. Yet women get PTSD more and experience less hardship as soldiers. This points to women getting more anxiety and other mental problems from not being able to cope as well as men. It is not at all mens fault, so why do you blame men?

[Blunique]

@nathanp97 I didn't write this post. I'm someone random that commented.

[JellyDonutguy96]

no they don't care,

they aren't attentive,

but then they suddenly are when something catches their eye,

none of them would care about me anyway
and would fake a relationship,
no one will take anything seriously with me,

I give up, women have a vending machine mindset

[JellyDonutguy96]

looks like some people can handle the truth

[binarybabe001]

Have a propensity to have racing thoughts and over think things but, the anxiety I don't have so much anymore because, I use skills learned in therapy to manage those feelings when they arise.

[Lilmomma09]

Im not sure. I have extreme anxiety.. always worried about bills and the kids.. my boyfriend.. silly thinga. It takes away from happiness for sure. Im trying to work on it.

[Whatthefluff]

I'd say it's dependent on the individual regardless of gender

[LegateLanius]

I agree.

[Leafpool2]

Men still experience plenty of anxiety but are often told to suppress it because that's more "manly"

[FarinaLee]

Yes, we are more likely to have panic attacks then men.

[nathanp97]

No, you are more likely to express them. Men have panic attacks lots to

[FarinaLee]

What age is most likely?

[exhaustedfromlife]

No, it only depends on how severe the fear and anxiety is for that person.

[Anonymous]

They worry about stupid stuff like how big their boobs are, instead of important stuff like how big their dick is.

[Kayla45]

seems like it nowdays

[ThePundertaker]

More about the person than gender

[Hapinus]

No we do not

[rad___lad]

are you sure hapi? i think it is just that men show it less.

[Hapinus]

I don’t even think that
It depends on the person... not on their gender

[rad___lad]

tbh I must also agrea on that yeah

[AntiDoll69]

Different versions of the same concerns

[rad___lad]

a woman cuts herself faster then man

[Chaz269]

Definitely

[CuriousMufuxka]

Yes.

[Anonymous]

I think so