Anxiety and the ones we love...

Dealing with anxiety alone can be exhausting and crippling. It will literally affect everything you do, say, act, EVERYTHING. I can't help but feel I will ALWAYS be the root of the problem when it comes to relationships..."if i wasn't so anxious, we wouldn't be having this fight" "if i could just be normal like other people it would cause less stress on this relationship" "if my anxiety wasn't crippling me today i could go do whatever and actually leave the house" these are all things I think about when it comes to my anxiety. How do we deal with this? How do I get them to understand so I don't ALWAYS feel ALONE even when I am not? How will I ever make a relationship work? How will someone ever have enough patience with me and this disorder? This anxiety is so discouraging, I feel as if i'll never have a normal life, I sometimes feel I wont make it as far as other people because of it...there is so much discouragement with anxiety. EVERYDAY, EVERY HOUR, EVERY MINUTE, EVERY SECOND.

Reaching out to a love one with anxiety can leave us exhausted. Moreover, we begin to feel desperate and hopeless in our day-to-day lives. In the end, we too start feeling anxious, as our relationships become dearly effected and dictated by Anxiety disorders.

As we know, anxiety is an illness which makes us feel uncomfortable in the world we once felt at home in. We illicit an emotional response of fear to much of anything we come in contact with.

Helping those we love can be a draining task. Being patient is extremely rewarding, your partner and self will reap the benefits of such a gratifying experience.

The first step to helping a loved one is learning about Anxiety disorder; there are many resources online providing you with informative content on symptoms, causes and how to effectively combat the illness.

People suffering with anxiety experience multiple physical symptoms. Generally speaking, we are unable to relax and most often suffer from insomnia. Examples of the various symptoms are as followed: fatigue, trembling, muscle tension, headaches, irritability, or hot flashes.

People with this disorder tend to expect the worst; they worry excessively about money, health, family, or work, even in situations where there is no signs of trouble or danger.

Once you recognize and comprehend the causes and symptoms of anxiety, it will be easier to understand from the sufferers perspective and adjust to your world more accordingly.

More specifically, a few useful tips in how to help a loved one can be as easy as giving praise when a task is accomplished.

It is important to change your expectations. Understand that things they have done in the past are different now. Anxiety controls our body and minds, so adapting to change is vital to the success of good help.

Make sure you measure the progress of your loved ones disorder subjectively. Be sure to base it on individual improvement, as there is no standard to follow. Being more flexible is critical to coping and enables both parties to maintain a more regular routine.

 Having a loved one by our side can be the key to paving the road to recovery. It is not the cure but a gift knowing we are not alone in this that matters most. 

xoxo

Jenna Lyne