20 Ways to Explain Anxiety to People Who Just Don't 'Get It'
This piece was written by Chrissy Stockton, a Thought Catalog contributor. I started a Facebook group for women who are struggling with anxiety and one thing that’s hard for everyone is getting your partner/loved ones to understand what you are experiencing.
Everyone with anxiety has had at least one disappointing conversation when it’s clear the other person thinks you can “just stop worrying about it.” I asked the group to share how they’d explain having anxiety to someone who finds the concept alien.
Enjoy and feel free to join the group! 1. “It is like you’re breathing through a coffee stirrer straw. Never really being able to get a full breath, feeling like you’re not getting enough air, and are in a constant state of panic.” 2. “Anxiety is feeling nervous before an interview or a party days in advance — but it’s also feeling nervous when you have nothing to be nervous about.
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