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Seven secrets of people living with anxiety

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Anxiety disorders are among the most common psycho-pathologies. It is estimated that 25% of people experience at some point in their life a disorder of anxiety. It is therefore likely that if you do not have it, know someone who suffers from this problem. The situation is so serious that anxiety has been ranked as the “silent epidemic of this century.”

Living with anxiety

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The person with anxiety, experiencing a permanent distress which can not deliver, even though I know that many of the concerns that plague him are not rational. Anxious live in a state of continuous excitement, always waiting for something bad to happen. Obviously, this voltage level is very draining and ends by passing a bill, not only from the emotional point of view but also physical.

Interacting with anxious people is also complicated because they can be very irritable and unsociable take decisions. Furthermore, their arrest can be really annoying and pushy. The key, however, lies in understanding, in being able to put in place.

Melissa McGlensey, editor of The Mighty decided to ask people living with anxiety how to summarize her condition. Her words can help us understand the ravages of this condition and how they feel. We can put ourselves for a moment on your skin.

  1. “We do not need someone to look at us like we were crazy. We need someone who is compassionate “- Kristen Cunningham

Sometimes the best balm to heal the wounds of the soul understands. Sometimes we just have to be there, let the person know what’s going wrong you can count on us, without criticism, without reproach, without complaints.

  1. “I’m being attacked by something you cannot escape” – Sherri Paricio Bornhoft

That person has not chosen anxiety rather has been the anxiety that have chosen. The anxious person wants to get rid of these uncomfortable symptoms, but does not know how to do and much to try, experience them again. Sometimes you can feel as if trapped in a maze with no exit because often, after a period of stability, he suffers a relapse.

  1. “Sometimes even the simplest task saturated me” – Rhonda Bodfield

Anxiety is a monster we saps energy. In many cases, the anxious person is overwhelmed by seemingly simple tasks they do not know where to start or concerns about things that could go wrong paralyze him. In that case, the best option is not to criticize or attempt to minimize the problem, but just give you a hand so you can fix it.

  1. “The fact cannot explain my feelings that cause anxiety, do not make it less valid” – Lauren Elizabeth

A person living with anxiety finds it difficult to put into words how you feel. However, this does not mean that their concerns and feelings any less real. In fact, the tendency to minimize their status causes more harm than good. The anxious person does not need someone to tell you that what you feel is not real, but someone who supports you.

  1. “All logic in the world will not stop the heart beating in my chest” – Rebecca V. Cowcill

People who suffer from anxiety often have panic attacks. At that time, their heart runs wild, they find it difficult to breathe and fear dying. These symptoms cause such intense emotional hijacking in the making. The emotional brain takes over and turns the rational part. So while the anxious person may be perfectly aware that everything is in your mind, this is not enough to stop symptoms.

  1. “I know you worry about ridiculous things, but I cannot help it” – Erika Myers Strojny

Anxious people tend to worry about details that are insignificant for most. Often this is because the events are ahead and always anticipate the worst scenario. However, the fact that they are aware of it does not mean you can avoid it, sometimes it is as if their concerns acquire life. So the best we can do is helping them take the first step, without recriminations.

  1. “Just because you do not understand what they mean my fears, does not mean they are not real” – Vicki Happ

The fact that we do not share feelings or concerns of the anxious person does not mean they do not exist. When something is real in your mind, it becomes real in your daily life. If we think we cannot control a situation or not we will successfully overcome it, it will become a self-fulfilling prophecy.

Finally, summed up perfectly what a person needs others: “My mind is my enemy, so I need you by my side. Sometimes I just need you to fight with me.”

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