Subclinical anxiety, in the context of this talk, refers to symptoms of anxiety which do not meet Anxiety Diagnostic criteria.

People with Subclinical anxiety sit in between a spectrum of non-debilitation to debilitation, potentially affecting many aspects of their quality of life.

People with subclinical anxiety who do not meet the criteria for a diagnosis for anxiety, may also experience some debilitation which may be beyond proportion to a specific situation and subjective to an appraisal, or general feelings of being uncomfortable without a diagnosis.