When you date someone who doesn’t know how to handle your anxiety, it makes you feel unlovable.
It makes you feel like something is wrong with you.
It makes you feel like you’re not worth the effort.

Riki
They might be annoyed you gotta hearI love youso many times in a day.
They might be annoyed youre so quiet around their friends.
They might be annoyed it takes you so long to make a phone call or send a text.

When they spend hours comforting you after a panic attack, you feel guilty youre disrupting their routine.
You hate that youre putting them through so much drama and they dont help matters.
They make it obvious theyre annoyed with you, that they dont really want to deal with you.
When you date someone who doesnt know how to handle your anxiety, you hesitate to speak your mind.
They might roll their eyes and tell you to stop caring so much.
They might make you feel even worse than you already feel.
When you date someone who doesnt know how to handle your anxiety, you stop telling them things.
You shut down out of fear of being ridiculed and judged.
You keep your problems to yourself, keep your tears to yourself, and keep your thoughts to yourself.
You make acceptable excuses so they dont end up annoyed with you and your anxiety.
When you date someone who doesnt know how to handle your anxiety, it makes you feel unlovable.
It makes you feel like something is wrong with you.
It makes you feel like youre not worth the effort.
You dont want to stay with someone who makes you feel guilty about your anxiety.