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34 Things People With Anxiety Always Wanted To Tell Their Friends
Everyone gets anxious from time to time, which is why it can be difficult for us to understand people with chronic anxiety disorders. Anxiety disorders, however, can be socially and psychologically crippling for those who suffer from them, so The Mighty decided to help give these people a voice by collecting and publishing their comments about anxiety.
The comments, which Bored Panda supplemented with their own photo pairings, offer some specific advice for how to approach with someone who has an anxiety disorder. Most of them, however, have to do with simple compassion and understanding. If you have an anxiety disorder, let us know what you'd like to add in the comments!
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I wish my mother would understand this and get of my back about everything.
like a radio that wont shut off ? this is scary , i once went 3 days 3 night without sleep and the mind just keep 'screaming' i was nearly mad , i approached a christian leader and he told me i lack faith , i say 'f**k you'
I really like this one, people just don't understand what hell you are going through if you care about me please just try to understand. If people could somehow know what we deal with everyday .I did not ask to be this way and I would do anything not to feel this way.
I've lived a life of apologizing - to my friends, my children, my doctors, and I don't know why. I might as well apologize for the rain.
such people are extremely rare , unles it is another sufferer , i have met a few and yeah we understand :)
It's more that men aren't as out spoken about their problems. It's important that we read this sort of thing though, and understand that it's not an unusual struggle.
i am anxiety , it consume me , i want to be better , i will be better if you help me ... just be my friend.
I don't know how to delete it... I'm so sorry.... F**k... I'm sorry...
When I say something and think it was the wrong thing to say or came across the wrong way I'm still thinking about it days/weeks later when
I understand you. Rumination saps so much of my energy, I sometimes feel unable to give attention to anything else. Not only exhausted, it leaves me feeling an ironic combination of nervousness and boredom.
Load More Replies...Sometimes you sit and climb a bunch of scenarios, and each of them leads you to a terrible end. You feel paralyzed, and can not make a single step.
Literally exactly how I feel at times. So refreshing to hear other people get it too.
Load More Replies...When I say something and think it was the wrong thing to say or came across the wrong way I'm still thinking about it days/weeks later when
I understand you. Rumination saps so much of my energy, I sometimes feel unable to give attention to anything else. Not only exhausted, it leaves me feeling an ironic combination of nervousness and boredom.
Load More Replies...Sometimes you sit and climb a bunch of scenarios, and each of them leads you to a terrible end. You feel paralyzed, and can not make a single step.
Literally exactly how I feel at times. So refreshing to hear other people get it too.
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