Feeling lonely around people

[Ggirlangel93]

Just sharing thoughts. Does anyone else feel a sense of sadness when you are around family/friends who don't suffer from anxiety? Like whenever i hang out with my family i feel sad because everyone else is having a good time and aren't nervous at all. Meanwhile im sitting there anxious and on edge. Anxiety can feel isolating...you just wish that you can be "normal" like everyone else

 

[bin_tenn]

Eh, normal is overrated.

 

[Cuchculan]

I would ask ' what is normal '. Ask a hundred people and you would probably get a hundred different answers. With anxiety we do what we can. That is our normal. Easy to look at others and wish that was our life. Fact is, it is not our life. But maybe it can make you work harder to get results and change your normal. Not saying a miracle cure. More push yourself a bit harder. Give you the drive to try a few new things. So you are not just sitting there looking at others and how they live and do things. Bit of motivation for you.

 

[Lanchparty7]

Yes!! A big yes!! And for me, it isn’t just when I am with family…it is all the time when I am out in public. Eating out and seeing big groups of families and friends enjoying themselves while I stare at my phone. Every time I drive by the park near my house…especially on the weekends..it seems to be full of people having fun, yesterday there was even a wedding going on. I feel sad to be on the outside looking in.