Are You Feeling Anxiety? Check the List of the Best 25 Songs About Anxiety by Unrequited Lover

If you live with anxiety, you may have already discovered that music can soothe many of your anxious thoughts. When physical or emotional symptoms become overwhelming, your favorite songs or a relaxing playlist might help you find a sense of calm. You might also feel somewhat relieved to realize you aren’t alone. Knowing others have faced similar anxious thoughts can offer some measure of comfort and help you cope. Listening to songs about anxiety, like the 25 listed below, can help normalize your experience and replace feelings of isolation with a sense of connection and solidarity rn1. “Little Talks” by Of Monsters and Men https://youtu.be/IY8rOSyR5Rw This content is imported from Third party. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their website. rn2. "Tickle Me Pink" by Johnny Flynn rnhttps://youtu.be/VrnAdhwIofs This content is imported from Third party. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their website. 3. "this is me trying" by Taylor Swift https://youtu.be/9bdLTPNrlEg This content is imported from Third party. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their website. 4. "lovely" by Billie Eilish feat. Khalid https://youtu.be/V1Pl8CzNzCw This content is imported from Third party. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their website. 5. "In My Blood" by Shawn Mendes https://youtu.be/36tggrpRoTI This content is imported from Third party. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their website. 6. "24/7" by Kehlani https://youtu.be/gdmI_8bw03k This content is imported from Third party. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their website. rn7. The Young Thousands” by the Mountain Goats https://youtu.be/i-AfpLGdG6g Living with anxiety often means grappling with fears of what the future holds. You might often feel consumed by “the things you’ve got coming,” as John Darnielle sings. rn8. “Map of the Problematique” by Muse https://youtu.be/Nw5AMCEiZms There’s no denying that anxiety can often leave you feeling isolated and lonely, especially when you get caught up in a cycle of worry and rumination. rn9. “Concertina” by Tori Amos https://youtu.be/SqLR7pbYRcc Amos has explained in interviews that this song highlights her own experience with social anxiety, or walking into a room and feeling “so uncomfortable you’re crawling out of your skin, even though nobody’s touched you.” rn10. “Basket Case” by Green Day https://youtu.be/NUTGr5t3MoY If you turned on the radio once or twice in the late ’90s and early 2000s, you’ve probably heard this song before. rn11. “Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man)” by Styx https://youtu.be/apTy_Wez4V4 This song helps convey the pessimism that often accompanies anxiety, or the tendency to consider things through “cynical eyes.” Even when things are actually going pretty well, you might have trouble moving forward when anxiety leaves your hands “wet with sweat” and “your head needs a rest.” rn12. “Paperbag Writer” by Radiohead https://youtu.be/ZAl2BPPb-Ac The opening line, “Blow into this paper bag,” evokes someone trying to manage feelings of panic, as breathing into a paper bag has long been upheld as a helpful technique for the hyperventilation that can happen during anxiety and panic attacks. rn13. “Losing My Religion” by R.E.M. https://youtu.be/xwtdhWltSIg Michael Stipe has said this song refers not to religion, but unrequited love — an experience that often causes intense feelings of anxiety and frustration. rn14. Breathin" by Ariana Grande https://youtu.be/kN0iD0pI3o0 This song explains how you can still be anxious while doing something you've always done before. Ariana has been doing music for years now and she still can have anxiety attacks while doing what she loves to do. 15. "Sober" by Demi Lovato https://youtu.be/vORIohoI4m0 It is a song that is so direct and honest. It is her message of apology to all the people who saw and followed her battles with mental health, including her family, friends, and fans. 16. "Save Myself" by Ed Sheeran https://youtu.be/qXM0JdAwabU It is a beautiful song that can help us realize that in this world which, sometimes, can try to bring us down and ask so much of us, we also need to take care of ourselves and prioritize our own happiness. 17. "Perfect" by Anne-Marie https://youtu.be/2FtFwAaCjrM We often feel bad about how we're not meeting society's standard of beauty. We tend to feel like we're never going to be enough for the world that we live in. This could create a mindset that would do more harm than good. 18. "Waving Through a Window" From the Dear Evan Hansen Original Broadway Cast Recording https://youtu.be/kfnMvo87fQU When you have anxiety, dealing with other people can be very difficult. Sometimes, you feel like a push-over and that you're always left out. It feels like no one sees or hears you. You would feel like your voice doesn't matter and no matter what you do, there is still this wall that blocks you off from the rest of the world. 19. "Save My Soul" by JoJo https://youtu.be/_l7aUshhafo This song from Jojo is a song that is about addiction (whether it is about addiction to bad love or, literally, to substance). It is about being stuck, hopeless, and feeling like there's no one that could save us anymore. rn20. "Fake Happy" by Paramore https://youtu.be/w8vsuOXZBXc The songs in the album are more about emotions and thoughts that we may not usually hear from mainstream music. Just like some of the songs on this album, "Fake Happy" is sad, deep, and kind of depressing. 21. "Head Above Water" by Avril Lavigne https://youtu.be/EKF6ghfcQic It is no wonder that Avril Lavigne is an icon to this generation. Most of us grew up hearing her music and loving her style. But one of the things that not many of her listeners know is that she's been battling with Lyme Disease, an infectious disease caused by a bacteria named Borrelia. She revealed this during one of her magazine interviews back in 2015. 22. "1-800-273-8255" by Logic ft. Alessia Cara, Khalid https://youtu.be/Kb24RrHIbFk In life, a lot of things will try to break us down and sometimes, it would take all of our strength and guts to keep standing. Everyone has their ups and downs and, sometimes, we find ourselves in very hard situations where we feel hopeless and helpless. 23. Help” by The Beatles https://youtu.be/2Q_ZzBGPdqE Help is an iconic song by an iconic band, but it’s also a song that’s very easy to read as being about feelings of anxiety. The feeling of helplessness and the resulting gratitude felt by many when someone notices are on display in this song, with the catchy lyrics hiding a lot of pain. rn24. Trouble” by Hamish Anderson https://youtu.be/uhMi8CA8lBI Ever feel like fear and anxiety are following you, closing in and no one seems to notice or care? Hamish Anderson wrote his song Trouble about this feeling which many people with anxiety experience. rn25. “Crawling” by Linkin Park rnhttps://youtu.be/Gd9OhYroLN0 rnPlenty of Linkin Park’s lyrics are about depression and anxiety, but few of them are as visceral as crawling. With its evocative lyrics, it nails the feeling of uncomfortableness that many have in their own skins, with the pain of anxiety creating a constant wound that never seems to go away.