Do any of you find yourselves unintentionally disconnecting from your families (mom dad or SO and kids) even if they are a loving support system? I sometimes find myself alone in my anxieties CONT

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Yes, and it is one of the tenants of being anxious or depressed.

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For me I tend to distance myself when worried/ stressed/ feeling down, both because I don’t want to worry anyone/ hate to complain and also because sometimes I feel I just don’t have the energy to talk about it. I find that sometimes it’s just easier to talk to a terapist, a stranger or a friend than to talk to my close relatives

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Can totally relate to this.

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And I forget that I could literally call my mom and just talk to her . Not on a daily basis to complain - but you know, once in a while, on the harder days

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I have realized lately I withdraw in a cocoon when I am hit with anxiety or stress due to work. My work env is toxic and I feel stuck and breathless in this env full of humiliation and disrespect. earlier I used to talk to my family and friends about it but now I don’t feel like talking to anyone and find myself crying through the night or unable to breathe. When I call I don’t feel like talking but I just fake through most of the calls to pretend I am okay but I know I am not. I am worried it’s all due to some form of depression or mental ill health

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