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...
Hello, its been a while since i have posted anything on here. Honestly, I've been too scared to. I'm at this point where i still have nobody to vent to. I'm so afraid with where my life is going, along with dating somebody who doesn't understand my situation. I appreciate how he tries to understand, but because of my anxiety he thinks i'm not putting enough effort. I'm so love with him, we have been together for a year now, i have helped him through his problems, and he's trying to understand mine. Hes a VERY outgoing, friendly guy.
At the time, i revolved myself around drugs,alcohol, and cigarettes to cope with my anxiety. It wasn't till i stopped and realized its not the route i want to take anymore. I'm proud to say I've quit, and i can tell how much healthier i am now... but its made my anxiety worse since i have nothing to cope with.
When my boyfriend is upset, he tells me i'm going nowhere in life, i have no job, not going to school, i avoid my friends the majority of the time. Time is ticking... theirs so my pressure put on me right now. My medication helps, but its still not enough with having to socialize. Especially since the holidays is coming up. I'm dreading having dinner with his family... so judgmental, having to lie to them about working and going to school..
If anybody has some tips i could do to fix things, it would mean the world to me. thank you for reading this long post
At the time, i revolved myself around drugs,alcohol, and cigarettes to cope with my anxiety. It wasn't till i stopped and realized its not the route i want to take anymore. I'm proud to say I've quit, and i can tell how much healthier i am now... but its made my anxiety worse since i have nothing to cope with.
When my boyfriend is upset, he tells me i'm going nowhere in life, i have no job, not going to school, i avoid my friends the majority of the time. Time is ticking... theirs so my pressure put on me right now. My medication helps, but its still not enough with having to socialize. Especially since the holidays is coming up. I'm dreading having dinner with his family... so judgmental, having to lie to them about working and going to school..
If anybody has some tips i could do to fix things, it would mean the world to me. thank you for reading this long post
It sounds like he can say some mean things if he is upset; have you tried to talk to him about it and tell him how it makes you feel when he says that kind of stuff? Sometimes my husband can be insensitive about my anxiety or other issues, he doesn't always think about what he's saying before he says it and hurts my feelings. If he or I are upset and he hurts my feelings, I have found it is better to wait until we have both calmed down to bring it up to him. Communicating with him and having him be understanding was better for me than hiding it or pretending like I wasn't upset.
I have a lot of anxiety about being around my husband's family as well. Is there a reason for lying to your boyfriend's family about work and school?