whatbethsays:

“just set a timer for twenty minutes, take a nap!”

yeah but what happens if it takes me a while to get to sleep? what if i need to pee? google says 20 minutes is optimum time for a nap but i don’t think i’ll fall asleep INstantly but if i set it for 30 minutes i might fall asleep quickly and then i’ll be tired for the rest of the day there are too many variables and i am so stressed

maketheveryfirstscar:

• go 40 minutes without blowing your nose when you have a cold so you don’t have to loudly blow it in front of a group of people
• use extremely dull pencils because you don’t want to sharpen them because that is also loud
• not order what you actually want to eat because people might think it’s strange
• not wear the clothes you want to wear
• wear the clothes you want to wear and then spend the whole day worrying that everyone is judging you
• put down every accomplishment you have ever made for fear of being looked at as different

psychosomaticpiscean:

Someone with a social anxiety disorder will never get tired of hearing you say:

“I’m here for/with you”
“I like you”
“I love you”
“I value you as a person”
“Your opinions matter to me”
“I’ll go with you if it’s too scary”
“No matter what your anxiety tells you I’m not going anywhere”
“Your feelings are valid”

Especially when they’re anxious
Especially when they’re anxious
Especially when they’re anxious

Even if you’ve already said it. Say it again. And again. Please.
Cause it may seem silly to someone without S.A.D., but it’s actually really reassuring to be reminded of having support even if we were just reminded last week, or last month, or yesterday. It’s important. Really important. Cause the anxiety will often lead us to feel alone, unloved, like the person might go away if we share our feelings, even when we know it’s not true. It’s a million times easier to be convinced by someone else than by our own anxious brains sometimes.

This has been a PSA.