Welcome to the Anxiety Coaches

Coaches podcast, a relaxing and informative show where we explore anxiety, panic and PTSD sharing how you can overcome them for life.

Oh, Loh how welcome back to the Anxiety Coaches Podcast. Today we're going to be talking

about how you can help your friends and family to help you with anxiety.

We'll be answering a listener's question.

Okay, so let's get into today's show how you can help your family and friends to help you with your anxiety.

This comes as a question from one of our listeners and our listener says hi Gina whether it's an old

podcast or new I make it a habit to listen to one of your podcasts every morning before work and it

truly helps me gain the courage and strength to start the day.

I've noticed so many viewers have similar questions to me which is comforting that we are all part of

the tribe together.

One question that I have that I think others can relate to is explaining our anxiety to others. This has been a big struggle for me.

Although I try my best to always push myself out of my comfort zone,

there are times when anxiety gets in the way of social

commitments. While my parents are understanding, some friends and relatives are

not and simply think I am blowing them off because I don't want to go. are not

and simply think I am blowing them off because I don't want to go. I've tried to explain to them that it's because of my anxiety and panic,

but they do not understand what anxiety truly is and therefore never empathize or understand.

I feel like this is causing a wedge in some of my relationships and it causes me to beat myself up quite a bit.

How do you suggest I deal with the people in my life

that won't take the time to understand my anxiety and panic?

Thank you for always giving such great answers to our questions,

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