Weekly Prompt #29: How is your anxiety impacting your relationship?
Hi everyone, I hope you are all being easy on yourself this week.
A couple of weeks ago we discussed: What are some positive things that can come from experiencing anxiety? Thank you to all who participated and shared your thoughts with us. I appreciate you all. I hope all who may read it find it relatable too. If anyone hasn't shared yet, please share them here and I look forward to reading and discussing them with you.
This week's prompt: How is your anxiety impacting your relationship?
@ASilentObserver anxiety makes me think a lot and it makes me silent and ignore my partner witch effects my talking skills with them
@decisiveBanana7177 I understand how anxiety can affect our relationships. It sounds like your anxiety causes you to be more introverted and less talkative with your partner. How does this impact your connection with them?
@ASilentObserver
My anxiety causes me to get anxious when in an unknown place or if there are too many people. It has affected my relationship. My SO and I don't get to enjoy events long because my anxiety starts to get me.
@bouncyMusic133 I am sorry to hear that your anxiety has been impacting your relationship. It can be difficult when our anxiety gets in the way of enjoying things and causing problems in our relationships. What kinds of things trigger your anxiety in those situations?
@ASilentObserver
As someone who has anxiety if your open and honest in a relationship it helps the other partner to know where you may help in, even if it is just listening to you ramble about anything big or small. If you let your partner know your good days or off days it helps them to know where support is needed.
@pamharley003 I understand how anxiety can affect relationships. It's important to communicate openly and honestly with your partner about what you need. It can also be helpful to establish routines and boundaries that work for both of you. Please know you are not alone in this journey and there is support available.
Anxiety can sometimes make me feel overwhelmed in my relationship. When my girlfriend want to be affectionate I feel like I'm being smothered. Especially when she just wants to lay on the couch and watch TV. I know it makes her feel sad. I try to explain what I'm feeling but I get a sense that she doesn't understand.
@Mark3104 It sounds like you find it difficult to be affectionate when you are feeling anxious. What happens when you are able to communicate these feelings to your girlfriend?
@ASilentObserver I really like being affectionate, but my anxiety makes it hard sometimes. When I'm feeling anxious and she hugs me, it feels like a ton of bricks on my chest. When I tell her about this, I can see she gets annoyed. This makes me feel even worse because I worry I'm letting her down or making her feel unloved.
@Mark3104 It sounds like you have a hard time communicating your needs due to your anxiety. You feel bad when you can't be as physically close as you'd like to be, and you also feel bad when you tell her how you are feeling and she gets annoyed.
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I get that overwhelmed and my anxiety kicks in but since I know what it is I can control it better and work through it
@compassionateCar7091 It sounds like you have some good awareness of how your anxiety affects you. What strategies do you use when your anxiety is overwhelming?
@ASilentObserver
Yes my anxiety is making me lash out at people, my family mostly. I didn't mean to shout at them but I the worry and feeling is too much and I am like a volcano that errupted.
@Jewelmoon17 It sounds like you are experiencing difficult feelings of anxiety and frustration that are leading to misunderstandings with your family. Feeling like a volcano about to erupt is a powerful metaphor.
@ASilentObserver
How is your anxiety impacting your relationship?
@lovingRainbows2088 Thank you for adding your thoughts, Rainbow. It sounds like your anxiety has been impacting your relationships and communication. If I can ask, what are some other ways you've found to help manage your anxiety outside of medication?
@ASilentObserver
I can use my coping skills and maybe deep breathing.
@lovingRainbows2088 I am glad you have found some useful coping skills. <3 Please continue to take your small steps rain. You got this
@asilentobserver my anxiety is caused by PTSD but it can impact it severely especially if you don’t let your significant other know why you are by triggered or how. I think though if you let them know how you are being affected and why it can strengthen your relationship overall though. I was guilty of bottling it up for the longest time which led to a very unique depression.
@presherw It sounds like you have some insights into the impact of anxiety on relationships. I agree bottling up emotions can indeed take a toll. What helped you when you were going through this?
I’m new to PTSD/anxiety! I bottled it up so much it didn’t affect me unless I was with my wife and kids. My therapist says it’s cause she made me feel safe so I came out of the depression enough to feel it. But I have no idea at the moment with what helps because I am going through it now. Im just trying to do what’s best for family and for myself. For myself, I keep getting healthier emotionally and physically. I just hope it works when she comes home in a month or so!
@presherw You are experiencing difficult feelings as you navigate this challenging situation with your wife's deployment. Bottling up emotions can indeed provide temporary relief, but it's important to confront them eventually. How do you plan to continue taking care of yourself once your wife returns?
I can't have real friendship and I don't even let someone speak to me. Then I don't have boyfriend, and I stay alone cause if no I feel judged and as they are not sincere with me. On the top of this, nobody around me knows for my social phobia and my family think that I am just shy.
@justauser786 Thank you for opening up with us, user. It sounds like you're experiencing difficult feelings of loneliness and isolation. Please know you're not alone in feeling this way, and it takes courage to open up about these emotions. What are some of the challenges you face in forming close relationships?
