Is it normal to feel more anxious when you're alone?
Anonymous
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Sep 18, 2016
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It is normal but it sometimes can not be normal because that could be a sign of separation anxiety. Fear of when your alone or when someone who you loves, leaves you to go somewhere else.
Anonymous
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Jun 1, 2018
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Yes. I feel especially anxious when I am alone and when I do feel anxious, I just want to talk to someone I love and trust, or even just have someone sit beside me so I don’t feel so overwhelmed and alone. For me that is my family. I am incredibly grateful I have a loving and supportive family. Even though it may seem even childish to rely so much on my family, I know it is not because there isn’t absolutely nothing wrong with gaining support from people who love you. On the internet, you don’t always see people who talk about relying so much on their family. So this post is for the people that may feel embraced to rely on their family, but trust me, there is absolutely nothing wrong with it at all. Some people just feel happier with their family and there is NOTHING wrong with that.
Pastellove
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Aug 24, 2015
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Yes, I personally have experienced this and felt as if the whole world was on my shoulders. It helped to take deep breaths through my nose and out through my mouth.
hopealex
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May 5, 2017
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It's definitely normal to feel more anxious alone! You don't have the support or safety net of someone being beside you, so it's a totally common feeling. People seek support when anxious, and being alone makes it hard to get support.
Breathe1208
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Dec 14, 2015
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Yes it is absolutely normal to feel anxious when you're alone. And it's perfectly OK to. Being alone is a lot of people's fears. I think its just the fact that if you're going to be ok that makes you more anxious. But remembering to breathe is always good. Distracting your mind is also a great way of getting rid of the anxious feeling you have while being alone.
TheTripleS719
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Sep 17, 2016
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Yes. Anxiety hits a lot of people harder when they're alone because they're either afraid something is going to happen to them or they feel like they're missing out on something, whether they have a clue as to what or not.
QuirkyAnne
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Apr 18, 2018
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Yes, because you're more likely to overthink when you are alone because no one will interrupt your line of thoughts.
empathicForest15
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Jul 29, 2018
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It's absolutely normal to feel anxious when you are alone. I live alone, and I still experience anxiety about things I have to do, or a relationship with a friend or family member, or even just thinking about things in the past or fears of the future.
Anonymous
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Apr 27, 2018
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For some this is normal because you don’t have the safety of someone else with you. I personally experience anxiety more when I am by myself due to not having an ‘safety person’ to talk to comfortably about how I am feeling
Anonymous
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Jun 7, 2015
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Yes, that happens to me a lot as well. It's just that with others you always have someone to help you and humans are usually beings that feel more comfortable in groups. So yes, it's compleatly normal!
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