In particular, anxiety and panic attack searches corresponded to major news events, including March 16, when social distancing guidelines were put in place nationally; and March 29, when those guidelines were extended. Timely insight into the nation's moodResearchers monitored how often people searched phrases such as "panic attack," "anxiety attack," "am I having a panic attack? ", "signs of anxiety attack" and "anxiety attack symptoms." "Searches for anxiety and panic attacks were the highest they've ever been in over 16 years of historical search data." The highest overall day was March 28, a day before social distancing guidelines were extended, in which anxiety searches were 52% higher than expected, had there not been a pandemic.

Source: CNN August 24, 2020 15:00 UTC