Anxiety Support Group
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...
I'm lucky. So, so lucky. In August of this year, I gained a supporter. He is an unconditional, any time you need it, listens silently and tries to help and never loses hope kind of guy. He asks how I'm feeling and compliments me sincerely, gives encouragement and tries to get me to eat and sleep enough.
Somehow though, I feel like I've become weaker since I've met him. Maybe I'm leaning on him too much. Maybe the pressure of having a watcher and a person who wants you to get better is getting to me. I find I have less hope and energy than I did over the summer.
He's gearing up to stay for a long, long time. He tells me I make him happier. I'm scared that that'll change in time. Eventually, I will wear him down. My progress is simply too slow. Yet, someone I realize that he's dead serious and there's little I can do now in my range of acceptable actions that will make him want to go away.
I'm not sure what to do about all this. I think it's the pressure that's getting to me. I lose hope so easily nowadays and the regulator and the bully in my head have been having their say with me. Sometimes I feel like I need to prove him wrong when he compliments me. It's strange...
Take it. don't be dumb. :p
As to him, he's working his way through his own growth. Who knows what he has been through, but hearing your tales is validating him and helping him on his journey. Relationships are usually symbiotic. You getting something out of it means he is too.
Ask yourself 'is this bloke a solid guy, or do I think he's a crook?' and if you don't think he's a crook, just jump in.