“We may seem shady or wishy washy because we make plans and break them when anxiety hits. We aren’t trying to be a bad friend, we just physically and mentally can’t do it. We want to hang out with you and go on adventures, but our anxiety doesn’t always allow us to do that.”— Myka Shantell, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: Anxiety, Canceled Plans, Fickle
“We won’t always be able to tell you what we need or explain how we’re feeling. We may withdraw into our own world or go off the grid for a bit. We may overdo ourselves by going nonstop and hiding behind a smile.”— Myka Shantell, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: Anxiety, Silence, faking, pretending
“When we’re bombarded with our anxiety, we have no choice but to work through it. Sometimes that means reaching out to others, and other times it means suffering in silence.”— Myka Shantell, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: Anxiety, Suffering, Alone