Anxiety Basics Explained – Reasons, Symptoms, Vulnerable Groups, & How To Avoid Wendy Dignan, Psychologist & Mental Health Expert October 17, 2021 Wendy Dignan, Psychologist & Mental Health Expert Anxiety is a much-needed mechanism that human bodies have been adapted to since time immemorial. But when you get anxious for non-threatening reasons, it becomes a problem that has to be attended to.