questions about peole who suffer from anxiety, nightmares or mild ocd. please help?
Bywhat are thelives of such people who suffer from anxiety, stress, nightmares and mild ocd. does it damage relationships. does stress in a relationship cause more anxiety and fears that in turn cause more stress for the relationship making it troubled. does this end up being a circle with no end?
how do such people cope? are they good people. can they lead a failry normal life?
is it ok to be friends with such people?
I would consider myself as one of these people, though I’m not an extreme case. I live a really normal life and I have a great family who I’m really close with. It doesn’t damage relationships at all, it’s more of a self-damaging problem for me. The anxiety takes its toll on my energy and how well I can sleep. It causes me nightmares sometimes.
But like I said, it doesn’t affect relationships… It just makes me more needy. I’m constantly needing reassurance, but the more I am aware of it, the more I can fight it and try to keep my mind at ease. I tend to internalize everything and when it builds up I find myself crying alone a lot. I overreact a lot and I tell my close friend and family my problems. They always reassure me that I’ll be fine and they bring me comfort. My relationships are my security and comfort, they aren’t troubled at all.
Yes, it is okay to be friends with such people… The only problem is, they can become dependent. They need security and if you get close, they are going to seek it from you. The problem is self confidence… and close friends can help them become more dependent on themselves. They make great friends because they are extremely loyal. Because of their anxiety, they worry about losing their friends and they will do anything for their friends in order to feel secure in the relationship. It’s hard to explain.
They live normal lives… they just internalize all their problems, which isn’t healthy.
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January 30th, 2010 at 5:41 am
I would consider myself as one of these people, though I’m not an extreme case. I live a really normal life and I have a great family who I’m really close with. It doesn’t damage relationships at all, it’s more of a self-damaging problem for me. The anxiety takes its toll on my energy and how well I can sleep. It causes me nightmares sometimes.
But like I said, it doesn’t affect relationships… It just makes me more needy. I’m constantly needing reassurance, but the more I am aware of it, the more I can fight it and try to keep my mind at ease. I tend to internalize everything and when it builds up I find myself crying alone a lot. I overreact a lot and I tell my close friend and family my problems. They always reassure me that I’ll be fine and they bring me comfort. My relationships are my security and comfort, they aren’t troubled at all.
Yes, it is okay to be friends with such people… The only problem is, they can become dependent. They need security and if you get close, they are going to seek it from you. The problem is self confidence… and close friends can help them become more dependent on themselves. They make great friends because they are extremely loyal. Because of their anxiety, they worry about losing their friends and they will do anything for their friends in order to feel secure in the relationship. It’s hard to explain.
They live normal lives… they just internalize all their problems, which isn’t healthy.
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