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anyonymouscollegestudent
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Anxiety about helping people?
Anxiety Support / by anyonymouscollegestudent
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 December 20th, 2020
...See more Hi! I just recently noticed this happening with myself, and I was wondering if anyone else goes through this too or knows why it happens. I have generalized anxiety disorder, not social anxiety, but I've noticed that if I'm unable to help someone it makes me extremely anxious. An example, to clarify, my boyfriend was angry because of a traffic situation a few days ago and asked if I could help him figure out why it was making him as angry as it was. I'm really bad at identifying and explaining emotions so I was basically no help, other than being a listener, but the thought of not being able to help launched me into a panic attack. I hate that this happens, I like helping people but don't appreciate the anxiety that comes if I'm not able to help
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