My friend has anxiety, and it's really annoying. What can I do to help her?
Talk to them.Anxiety is different for different people and can manifest in many, many different ways. One of my friends has social anxiety, so she’s really nervous about talking to new people. Sometimes I offer to talk to people for her, like if we’re both lost and need to ask for directions or if we’re visiting a monument and need to ask someone to take our picture. To me, this doesn’t seem like a big deal, but for her it can trigger an anxiety attack.I can also recommend doing research, like if they have social anxiety or OCD (which is also an anxiety disorder) you can learn more about what they’re experiencing. But, the best way would be to ask them. Like I said, anxiety acts differently for different people. Some people can’t stand to be touched when they’re feeling anxious, and others need to hear some form of reassurance. The best way to know what’s good for your friend is to talk to them about what works best for them so you can be a good ally.Also, you might not want to tell them that their anxiety is “annoying” to their face. Anxiety can be very, very annoying. And to them, they are obviously very aware of their anxiety, and they can be anxious about feeling anxious (which is super, duper fun). Trying to be understanding and patient and realising that they’re experiencing things differently is a good first step.
My friend has anxiety... how can i help her?
Wow I seriously wish I had a friend like you. I have anxiety and none of my friends understand or want to help like you do. I think it's great! The first thing you wanna do is research as much as possible about anxiety so you can have somewhat of an understanding of what's she's going through and feeling. Trust me, you won't be able to fully understand because unless you don't have anxiety you aren't going to be able to know what she exactly feels like. Talk with her and tell her that you are there for you no matter what and you support her. I see a therapist and maybe she needs one to help :) It has improved my anxiety. So hope all goes well and if you ever need to email me or wanna talk heres my email: livinlife427@yahoo.com HOPE I HELPED :)
Should I tell my friends I have social anxiety?
I've had social anxiety for a while now and I want to tell my friends, but I don't know if I should or shouldn't. Someone told me that I should, but turned around and told me I shouldn't. I really want to tell them since they can tell that something's not right with me, but like I said before I don't know if I should. I also don't know how. If someone could tell me if I should or shouldn't tell them and how I should tell them (if I can tell them) that would be great! Thank you!
Lonely, no REAL friends, and social anxiety?
Ok, I have all these issues. I am always lonely especially on weekends, my "friends" go out and spend time with their other friends or boyfriends and never ask me to do anything. They don't even talk to me anymore through the week. Thats why I don't think I should consider them real friends. Its like they forgot about me. Well, I want to make new friends but I have social anxiety so it's hard. My dad has always looked down on me for not being able to make friends. He used to say "Why are you going to? You don't have ANY friends Crystal!..What friends?!" in a degrading way and it made me feel very ashamed. And now that I don't have any friends it makes me feel 10x worse right now. I noticed that my problem is I make friends with people who don't have anyone to talk to, so I was always their shoulder to cry on, but when they got better I wasn't any good any more-I know to be careful now. How do I make REAL friends? Anyone with similar situations have any advice?