bulan
01-04-18, 01:17
In 2017, most of my anxiety was from a very bizarre, ongoing conflict with a relative. She deals with debilitating anxiety over conflicts and even over disagreements. So when she and I had a difference of opinion, her anxiety led her to say and do certain things that caused me acute anxiety at times. It's a bit ridiculous when I think about it. The whole year was this way because she was too anxious to sit down and talk it through. We've been close friends for 30 years, but she admits to having a big people pleasing problem, and even wanting to please me (her words). But she just can't bring herself to the point of working this through together. The whole conflict has dragged on for almost two years, and she spent most of that time avoiding me, and talking about me to others, including mutual friends. If I think about what makes me feel anxious about this situation, it's two things: 1) her intense anxiety seems to trigger mine, and 2) the hurtful and untrue accusations she has made against me to others.
Has anyone else gone through something similar?
Has anyone else gone through something similar?