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} reasons why someone with anxiety may come across as “rude”:
} reasons why someone with anxiety may come across as “rude”:
1~ they don’t like making eye contact:
someone w/ anxiety may feel discomfort or fear from making eye contact w/ others. an anxious person may purposely avoid eye contact or even social situations completely so they don’t experience feelings of discomfort, fear or anxiety attacks
someone w/ anxiety may feel discomfort or fear from making eye contact w/ others. an anxious person may purposely avoid eye contact or even social situations completely so they don’t experience feelings of discomfort, fear or anxiety attacks
2~ they cancel plans last minute:
someone w/ anxiety may be eager to make plans with others. however, when it comes to the time they may be consumed by worried thoughts...
someone w/ anxiety may be eager to make plans with others. however, when it comes to the time they may be consumed by worried thoughts...
2.5~ maybe even anxious symptoms or become overwhelmed & start worrying about having an anxiety attack or outburst in-front of everyone (they could even be exhausted from constantly being anxious & can’t bear the outside world)
3~ they leave events early:
someone with anxiety may make excuses about leaving events early, this may be due to feeling overstimulated, overwhelmed or out of control. they might be feeling exhaustion set in from constantly being hypervigilant but “putting on a good face”.
someone with anxiety may make excuses about leaving events early, this may be due to feeling overstimulated, overwhelmed or out of control. they might be feeling exhaustion set in from constantly being hypervigilant but “putting on a good face”.
4~ they may appear to be insensitive to others’ emotional needs:
anxiety is powerful & can consume someone’s full attention. someone w/ anx might have trouble w/being attentive to others’ emotions since they’re dealing w/immediate experience of racing thoughts & excessive worry.
anxiety is powerful & can consume someone’s full attention. someone w/ anx might have trouble w/being attentive to others’ emotions since they’re dealing w/immediate experience of racing thoughts & excessive worry.
5~ they may be very chatty:
a symptom of anxiety is having racing thoughts. this can lead to people talking excessively & non-stop, either to express their racing thoughts or as a way to distract themselves from their thoughts. silence can also be painfully uncomfortable.
a symptom of anxiety is having racing thoughts. this can lead to people talking excessively & non-stop, either to express their racing thoughts or as a way to distract themselves from their thoughts. silence can also be painfully uncomfortable.
6~ they may have short, blunt replies:
those living with anxiety may be battling worried, racing thoughts, or fears of judgement that may come off as ‘standoffish’. they maybe be having anxiety about how to interact with others, because of their low self-esteem.
those living with anxiety may be battling worried, racing thoughts, or fears of judgement that may come off as ‘standoffish’. they maybe be having anxiety about how to interact with others, because of their low self-esteem.
7~ they don’t return phone calls or messages:
people with anxiety may avoid calls & msgs because avoidance is how they try to cope with their anxiety. they may also be anxiety- inducing & can trigger fears that something bad has happened or they have done something wrong.
people with anxiety may avoid calls & msgs because avoidance is how they try to cope with their anxiety. they may also be anxiety- inducing & can trigger fears that something bad has happened or they have done something wrong.
a person who suffers with anxiety is not trying to be “rude”. they are constantly battling a inner fight that not everyone can understand. 
