# Stress vs. Anxiety: Why It’s Important to Know the Difference

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Podcast: [Moonshot Mentor with Laverne McKinnon](https://stenobird.com/podcast/moonshot-mentor-with-laverne-mckinnon-6611026)
Published: 2026-02-23T13:02:54+00:00
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## Resource

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit moonshotmentor.substack.com Mental health is a hot topic these days - as it should be! According to the World Health Organization anxiety disorders are the most common mental disorder with approximately 4% of the world’s population affected. And stress is right there on its heels. According to the American Institute of Stress, around 35% of the U.S. population is feeling stressed. I get it! But what many people don’t get is that stress and anxiety are not the same thing. They are frequently lumped together which impacts your ability to deal with them. It’s like applying a band-aid to every ouch - except some ouches are a skinned knee and some are a broken heart. Instead, they need very different approaches. In this week’s blog, I take a deep dive into the distinctions between stress and anxiety and share coping mechanisms that have helped me.

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