Things People With Anxiety Want Others To Know

1. “I can’t just turn it off.”
2. “Anxiety doesn’t have a ‘look.’ I don’t need to be trembling or hyperventilating to be anxious.”
3. “Sometimes when I’m feeling anxiety, I have no idea what’s causing it.”
4. “It’s not your job to fix me. Just love me the way I am.”
5. “I analyze things constantly. I can’t turn my brain off.”
6. “I know I can be ridiculous at times, but please love me through it.”
7. “Don’t give up on me when I isolate myself.”

You never know what someone is going through.

Offer support, not judgment.