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Anxiety is a physical condition marked by intense and persistent feelings of distress, fear, angst or dread. General anxiety caused by routine day-to-day stresses usually passes quickly and is experienced by almost everyone at one time or another. However, such feelings that linger over time and are very difficult to cope with, and which lack a clear cause, may indicate...

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idekwhy
idekwhy

relationships are hard especially when you have anxiety over every little thing. My bf gets mad at me for not texting back on time and I have to say sorry for it EVERYTIME. It’s so stressful because I feel like I’m walking on eggshells with him. I have to be careful with everything I say or do. I feel like I’m responsible for keeping him happy and I get so anxious when he’s mad at me over these little things.

arfie
arfie
Hello Idek. Welcome to DS.

Relationships and all the eggshell waltzing attached are hard, whatever your personal psycho tick. In my own strictly personals, I don't believe I have a bigger anxiety trigger. Each of my own relationships trigger a different set of anxieties. Is it any wonder I isolate so much?

But isolation isn't much of a life, so I take my relationship anxieties one round at a time, picking my battles small enough to win and big enough to matter. Having a support network to help me sort the gory details of *that* sure is helpful. This forum is one of the places I feel safe sorting.

But that is me. . .

Gentle support while you find what works for you, Idek. Welcome aboard.
StarBrightGal
StarBrightGal
Let me start with the sad truth: I looked at your profile and your 17. I do not know and would not claim to know anymore than you have told me, but my instincts would tell me you’re in an emotionally abusive relationship. Next I would wonder what happens when he sees you when you don’t manage to text on time? You are NOT under ANY circumstances responsible for keeping ANYONE but YOU HAPPY!!! Does it make you happy to feel this anxious? Do yourself a favour and please really think about your message. Read it over again and again and again and again and keep doing that until you have answer. Deep down I believe you know what you should do, but I have no right to tell you what that is. I have walked on eggshells and I learned from it. Always open to listening if you’d like to pm me,
Star.
serenityspeaks
serenityspeaks
Well this honestly doesn't sound to me that this is an anxiety issue so much as he doesn't respect you. What does texting back on time exactly mean?? It sounds like he may make your anxiety worse and if someone makes you that anxious may be time to rethink the relationship.
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