Can anxiety lower immunity?

Probably: There is much interest in this question and it is being researched. The field of psychoneuroimmunology is largely devoted to trying to understand the interaction between psychological processes and our immune system. Chronic high anxiety and stress are more likely to depress our immune system.

Anxiety vs immunity: Yes anxiety can cause stress and the stress can impair your immunity. It does so through a very complicated process involving cortisol and the inflammatory cytokines. The field of psychoneuroimmunology is devoted to the study of this. There are some excellent online sites were you can read about this and i will reference one below for you. Best wishes. www.calmclinic.com/anxiety/immune-system.