anxious vs in a state of nerves

anxious

adj
  • Having a feeling of anxiety or disquietude; extremely concerned, especially about something that will happen in the future or that is unknown. 

  • Earnestly desirous. 

  • Nervous and worried. 

  • Accompanied with, or causing, anxiety; worrying. 

in a state of nerves

How often have the words anxious and in a state of nerves occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )