Do I take thing to personally because of my anxiety?

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Probably that's the reason in most of cases. People suffering from anxiety are often afraid of being laughed at or insulted and sometimes they fear to this point that they feel offended by innocent comments or jokes, believing that it was actually some kind of verbal attack.

This is possible. I used to take things too personally because of my anxiety but then I learnt how to control my anxiety and became the master of my life.

Your feelings are never wrong! It is ok to be sensitive, people are different. Telling you that you are taking things to personally is an excuse for other people to hurt you. That is not okay. Still you can learn to get a bit of control over these emotions so you feel less insecure.

Yes more than likely you do because anxiety increases everything so when you think about something or someone says something to you, your mind starts racing because your trying to figure it out so people with anxiety take things too personally

Yes, that might be the problem, so you just have to stop being personal in things which isn't personal, so just do that and you will be fine.

Maybe! I definitely do sometimes. But the fact that you're asking this question is pretty great. I sometimes try and think how other (less anxious) people I know would respond to the same situation. It helps to write things down, too - sometimes you'll recognize patterns of how you react to things.

Yes, it could be a possibility. Anxiety makes an individual worry more than the average person about normal things. A person with anxiety tends to perceive more than the average person, meaning they tend to see things in other that most people wouldn't. It isn't necessarily a bad or good things, it's just something that anxious people have to learn how to deal with. Try not to take things so personally, and I know that it's easier said than done. But remember, anxiety can also cause these fears and scenarios in a person's head that aren't real.

It's possible that your anxiety is making you think that things are worse than they already are, or that since you don't feel as good about yourself, you are projecting negative thoughts about yourself onto others. But it really depends on the situation.

Sometimes anxiety can make us take things to heart that was not meant to be.I tend to do this a lot but try to like ask yourself if you are being rational or not

Perhaps you are more sensitive but some people just naturally tend to take things more personally than others

You can take things personally whether you have anxiety or not because you're afraid others will judge you or think others ideas aren't helpful to be listened to it so instead of opening up to new ideas you don't bother to listen and do things you think are correct.

Anxiety can make some people over think or read to much into something. Sadly this is just one of the many bad things anxiety makes your brain do. Because of this something you hear that may mean nothing to who said it, means a lot to you. So the answer if yes sadly anxiety does make you take things to personally sometimes.