They compliment you until you start to believe it and then you start seeing yourself through their eyes.
Anxiety tells you theyre cheating even when you have no reason to suspect it.
Anxiety tells you it isnt just a friend they are texting.
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Anxiety tells you they are playing you and gives a list of reasons showing how.
Anxiety tells you they read your text but they deliberately ignoring you because they lost interest.
Anxiety tries to drive people away in full force consuming all you are by controlling your life.
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But every once in awhile you meet someone who simplistically understands it or tries to.
They are constantly telling you its okay.
They talk about the problem even if its one thats made up in your head.
As anxiety tells you no one will understand me but they want to.
They take on every irrational fear and worry.
They stay up with you at night talking.
Anxiety tells you not to trust anything they say but then they keep their word.
Its being told you guys are okay even though there was no fight.
You just need to know things are fine between you.
It makes you feel clingy and insecure but they build you up as anxiety tries to knock you down.
And for the first time anxiety isnt winning.
Its the breakdowns you cant explain.
And they just hold you.
The fears that come to life only in your mind.
And they just listen.
Anxiety is hard for anyone to accept and learn to live with on their own.
