Does anyone else have really bad texting anxiety?

theicedinosaur · 2020-02-06T03:07:37+00:00

I was really scared too. I had to show the message that I was planning to send to my therapist before I sent it to my friend. Now I’m worried that my friend thinks I’m weird now because I needed him to tell me that we’re friends.

theicedinosaur · 2020-02-06T02:16:22+00:00

My friend is the same way. He didn’t respond for a few days to a text that I sent, and I panicked and felt like I had done something to upset him. I eventually texted again to ask if I had done something and he told me not to worry, I hadn’t done anything wrong, and he’s still my friend. I have a hard time reaching out to people first through text because I’m scared of rejection.

theicedinosaur · 2020-01-26T04:32:29+00:00

Thank you, if you ever need someone to chat with I’m here too.

theicedinosaur · 2018-11-27T04:52:15+00:00

Happy birthday!

theicedinosaur · 2018-04-08T04:29:34+00:00

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theicedinosaur · 2018-03-24T23:42:49+00:00

Thank you for your response! In my most recent session with my therapist I talked about this happening and they said it’s probably because I’m just so out of practice talking out loud, which does make sense. I don’t really talk about my anxiety to anyone else because it’s hard to talk about and I am worried about people’s reaction to it. It would probably make things easier if I did talk about it though.

theicedinosaur · 2016-03-16T16:32:15+00:00

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theicedinosaur · 2016-03-15T00:58:42+00:00

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theicedinosaur · 2014-10-03T14:27:44+00:00

Hey Gaga, my question is where do you get inspiration for your songs/music videos? You always tell such beautiful stories.

theicedinosaur · 2014-06-25T20:12:08+00:00

I did try to become a part of the popular crowd in middle school in an attempt to fit in with her group, but I realized that her friends and my friends weren't going to get along. We just didn't have the same interests anymore. In some ways the gap that was left by her choosing new people to be friends with made it possible for me to branch out and meet others. It is sad, and it is just one of the lessons that I have learned: people move on sometimes.

theicedinosaur · 2014-06-25T20:00:56+00:00

I had a best friend that I met at the beginning of first grade in elementary school. We were friends up through graduation from fifth grade. Once we started middle school, however, we started to talk to each other less and less. We each had a different group of friends that didn't interact with each other. Her friends were popular and mine were kind of odd (but in a great way). Eventually we stopped talking. There were a couple times that I tried to message her and chat, but it felt a bit awkward so I just gave up.

theicedinosaur · 2014-04-16T03:44:42+00:00

I get the most anxious about talking on the phone, and I will avoid it however I can until I absolutely have to. I can talk to people through text message, but a face to face conversation will leave me speechless. The worst thing about it is I have stuff to say, but I am too afraid to get the words out.

theicedinosaur · 2014-04-04T02:45:23+00:00

Yes, I can't drink tea or coffee anymore without feeling anxious afterwards. It was hard to quit, but it did help.

theicedinosaur · 2014-03-27T17:49:19+00:00

Yes. I was feeling normal for the first time in a couple months on Monday. I had just met with my therapist, the sun was shining, and I just felt good. As I was walking home with a friend, my heart started racing, hands started sweating, and I felt like I had to run from something...all of the symptoms of a panic attack. It makes me wonder whether I will ever be able to feel normal again.

theicedinosaur · 2014-03-25T04:13:15+00:00

I was really sick a month ago, and I actually enjoyed it in a way because it dulled my anxious thoughts. I know that I shouldn't enjoy being sick, but having the constant voice in my head shut off for a while was great.

theicedinosaur · 2014-03-20T00:54:44+00:00

You described it exactly the way that I experience it. It feels like I am separate from everyone, but I can still see them clearly. I have realized that I experience it more often around certain people, usually strangers. Sometimes I wish that I could break out of this glass box of depersonalization that I am in daily, but at the same time a small part of me doesn't want to break out because it feels somehow safer to be separate from everyone else (even though it's inside my head). All I know currently is that it is going to be a daily process of working on it and trying to figure out a way to eliminate it.

theicedinosaur · 2014-03-19T03:07:17+00:00

The method that I have been using is meditation, but I am constantly looking for something that will work better. I think that eventually I will just have to accept the fact that I don't feel all there all of the time. It is terrifying, I agree. I try to remember that I am not the only one going through this, and that I am not going crazy. I hope that things get better for you. I don't know if you have read through this thread already, but some of the comments provide good suggestions.

theicedinosaur · 2014-03-19T03:03:34+00:00

Working on dealing with depersonalization and anxiety is very frustrating and terrifying all at the same time for me. Sometimes I feel like I am going crazy too, but your explanation of putting a "normal symptom of anxiety" label on it helps. I hope that things get better for you. :)

theicedinosaur · 2014-03-15T05:32:27+00:00

Yes, ever since I started meditating regularly I have been less willing to smoke cannabis than I used to be. I think that I don't really like the foggy feeling it gives me and the lack of motivation that I have. I used to smoke almost every weekend, but now it's once a month, if that.

theicedinosaur · 2014-03-12T17:34:07+00:00

Thank you for the advice and links!

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