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florastray
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I'm a high school senior seeking to better herself emotionally, but also seeking to better herself as a person and become someone I can be proud of.

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Coping With Anxiety During Confrontation Help
Anxiety Support / by florastray
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 March 20th, 2018
...See more I'm an introvert, but I like being social and interacting with others. I like to be open and engage in things but I get anxious over approaching/confronting things. Being open has become easier, but being genuinely honest about my feelings towards others is a huge challenge because I can never seem to get the words out without stuttering, losing my breath, my hands trembling, and/or losing eye contact. The situation: I want to approach someone I consider a friend and openly tell him that I genuinely care for him as a person even if I might be awkward or aloof at times. We're not exactly close yet but it seems like I'm easing in and this could be a good step for us to talk better. When I think about approaching him about this I get anxious about when and how I could do it. I know what I want to do and it shouldn't be that hard when I'm actually faced with taking action, but how can I lessen or ease my anxiety during the confrontation itself? I've never done something like this and I can't help but overthink. I don't want to text him about this, I want to properly express my feelings as his friend and ease the tension between us. We're both pretty awkward people and our personalities haven't fully clashed well enough yet to where I can casually hit him up. I've accepted that I have no control over his response; it's just DOING the talking first that weighs me down to think about. Advice on confrontation anxiety? Good ways to cope in the moment?
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