I know it is t's job to normalize my experience, but it often makes my feelings feel minimized. My anxiety is SO bad. Once, very frustrated, I asked if she every experienced it and she came off with something like "does it matter" and that really bothered me. I have so many things going on right now that are creating anxiety for me that the racing thoughts do not stop. Before I even opened my eyes this morning, my first conscious thoughts were an anxious situation I am dealing with as if I was dealing with it in my sleep. I dont know how to get across to her how challenging it is to cope with this non-stop litany of anxiety. If it is not one thing, it is another. I am reaching a point of hopelessness.
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