Are you up front about your anxiety to people?

[gmckeebiz]

No, I am not. I don't think that's something most people are comfortable disclosing to anyone but friends and relatives. I think that's normal. It's not something you just blurt out in random, casual conversations. That would be inappropriate.I think most folks are pretty understanding of it when they find out about it. It's not like anxiety is some rare problem. It's quite common throughout society. No real to be ashamed about it, though a lot of people seem to be.

 

[joshposh]

That's not really something I talk about openly. If people around me can't see it, and most people are aren't trained professionals, they won't be able to help. Most of the time, it's about self discovery and trying to cope on your own. I look at myself and try to figure it out before asking for help. I think for the most part guys in general are not in tune with their feelings and hold back when it comes to asking for help with these issues.


I actually had a friend that helped me a lot because he had formal training in psycho analysis. I was open to that and it did me a lot of good.

 

[17emilyhalko]

I'm not always upfront about my anxiety to people, unless they're very close to me. The reason that I never want to advertise it to others is because I never want to use my anxiety as an excuse. I never want it to be a reason to complain or to not do something or to be a person who isn't as "qualified" or worthy of something. I don't want special treatment because of my anxiety, I want to be like everyone else.

 

[DesmondX]

I usually try to hide my anxiety from others unless they are close friends. The only time that I find myself opening up to people about it is if they notice that something is off and start to pry a bit. I do hope to someday get to the point where I can be more sharing, as it could probably help me avoid many awkward moments and conversations. But for now I feel more comfortable if other people don't know.

 

[pnx626]

I do a lot of public speaking on my campus about personal experiences so I've been suuper public with my anxiety. It's been nice actually since it helps me screen out who's going to be a jerk about things. Plus since it's in a public setting a surprising number of people have come up to me and said that they really respect me for being able to be so open.

 

[SirJoe]

I was up front with my teachers about my anxiety issues during tests. They understood my problem but didn't gave me any special treatment because it could be very unfair with other classmates' date=' thus my teached decided to give more time to finish a test to all classroom due to my anxiety disorder. That was pretty nice, this really helped me to ace the exams because I was more relaxed.[/quote']
That is nice I have never had something like that happen to me because of anxiety, maybe that is why I don't tell people if I have an attack. It never really helped me doing so in the past.

 

[GrubbyRose]

Only a couple of my closest friends know about my anxiety. When I meet someone new, I never tell them unless they directly ask, and my friends know not to go around telling people. In the last few years, I have improved enough that most people cannot tell, and I can interact with people pretty well in non stressful situations.

 

[EmmVee87]

For a long time I didn't realize what I was experiencing was anxiety, so I never mentioned how I was feeling to anyone. I sort of assumed I was just weird or weak (I grew up with a really old school grandmother who made it clear that anything other than being up and happy was weakness). About a year or so ago, though, I got to talking with my brother and he out and told me he had anxiety. We had a really long talk about it and it all sort of came clear, for both of us, I think. So I guess there really is something to be said for being upfront about your anxiety.


That being said though, I can't say that I'm really forward with telling people. I don't think it's a big dirty secret anymore, but I usually keep it to myself unless I feel like I'm going to get close to someone.

 

[d.moore11100]

I usually only tell people who can't figure it out on their own. I am shy, usually don't come out of my room, never dated anyone, super awkward meeting new people, and I am always by myself. My father is practically the only person who doesn't get it and constantly pressures me to change into something he wants me to be. Thick headed people like him are the bane of my existence and the reason why I am suffering from anxiety in the first place.

 

[hades_leae]

1 whole year thinking you didn't like her, why didn't you ask her why she never approached you about it? As far as me when I was in my teens, I never talked to people about what I was feeling in regards to my anxiety, especially with girls. When I had friend girls come and talk to me when I was in high school, I pretended like I didn't know they were talking to me, and even sometimes pretending to not see them because I didn't want them to feel like after looking at my body language that I didn't want to be around them.


These days if I ever have some sort of small panic attack, or whatever, I still tell people that I have some social anxiety problems, so don't be surprised to see me act a certain way. It's just out of respect for them, I don't want them to feel uncomfortable.

 

[Amber B.]

Everyone close to me knows about my anxiety, but I don't go out of my way to tell strangers or people I don't know. I disclose my anxiety when I need to, if I'm in a large group or an uncomfortable situation because I have to. I want them to understand that I may act different at it's ok.

 

[janemariesayed]

No, I am not up front and open about my anxiety at all. It embarrasses me and I don't think that others would understand anyway. Non sufferers don't quite grasp the fact that it is not in our control. they think that we should just pull ourselves together and get over it. They don't realise that it is out of our control.

 

[AnnieMarie]

I almost never talk just talk to someone randomly about my anxiety. As many people have already said, I also feel like it is overly obvious that I have anxiety. But at the same time I do not want my anxiety to define me. ( I also do not usually want the unsolicited advice that oftentimes comes along with that conversation) I'm very open about my anxiety with the people who are close to me, or if I think it is necessary. It's not necessarily something I hide, but sometimes I find it kind of impossible to talk about just because of the anxiety itself. It's good to know that I'm not the only one who has these feelings, and I'm glad to hear there was a positive outcome to the story!

 

[Emma_s]

I am definitely not up front about it. I find that too many people think it's something silly that I can get over if I try hard enough. If it was someone that I knew would understand, probably. Unfortunately, this has not been the case. But I'm glad it has worked out for someone, I guess it depends on the people around you.