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Dating someone with anxiety involves:

deadventriloquist:

fragile-aspirations:

-them asking you the same question at least 10 times
-them saying sorry at least 3 times a day
-you promising them its okay
-ordering food for them
-making phone calls for them
-repeating the same directions 3 times, then just going with them
-texts as soon as you leave
-sweaty palms
-constant reassuring
-them constantly changing their mind
-checking to make sure something is done correctly over and over (ie writing an address/phone number)
-ALWAYS BEING EARLY
-NEVER BEING LATE
-“yes, its at 4:30”
-directions never being clear enough
-ASWERING THE SAME QUESTION MULTIPLE TIMES
-THEM BEING NERVOUS FOR SEEMINGLY SIMPLE TASKS

Sounds great.

psychosomaticpiscean:

Someone with a social anxiety disorder will never get tired of hearing you say:

“I’m here for/with you”
“I like you”
“I love you”
“I value you as a person”
“Your opinions matter to me”
“I’ll go with you if it’s too scary”
“No matter what your anxiety tells you I’m not going anywhere”
“Your feelings are valid”

Especially when they’re anxious
Especially when they’re anxious
Especially when they’re anxious

Even if you’ve already said it. Say it again. And again. Please.
Cause it may seem silly to someone without S.A.D., but it’s actually really reassuring to be reminded of having support even if we were just reminded last week, or last month, or yesterday. It’s important. Really important. Cause the anxiety will often lead us to feel alone, unloved, like the person might go away if we share our feelings, even when we know it’s not true. It’s a million times easier to be convinced by someone else than by our own anxious brains sometimes.

This has been a PSA.