Some people have this misconception of what anxiety is and therefore tend to treat it like any other type of stress.
Although anxiety may contain moments of stress, it is so much more than that.
Anxiety is the unknown feeling of worry, of guilt. A nervousness that never seems to leave your body.
Anxiety attacks can occur at any time, and should be taken seriously.
When somebody’s having a complete melt down over the thought of entering into a social environment, be cautious and attentive.
Don’t belittle or ignore. Here’s a few things you should avoid saying to somebody with anxiety:
“Calm down!”
This is probably one of the worst things you could possibly say to somebody with anxiety. How can you expect somebody to calm down when they themselves can’t fully comprehend the feelings they are experiencing?
“I get like that too”
I’m sure you do get like that. To an… Read the full story