{"id":78844,"date":"2022-06-28T05:37:18","date_gmt":"2022-06-28T05:37:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/?p=78844"},"modified":"2023-06-28T05:38:06","modified_gmt":"2023-06-28T05:38:06","slug":"married-to-someone-with-anxiety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/emotional-intimacy\/married-to-someone-with-anxiety\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Tips to Help You if You Are Married to Someone With Anxiety"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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The worst part of anxiety is that it prevents your spouse from fully showing up to the present moment and enjoying their life. They constantly analyze everything and how they interact with others and play the scenario repeatedly in their head. <\/span><\/p>\n

They analyze every interaction they have ever had and every bad experience they have experienced.<\/span> Anxiety <\/span><\/a>never gets satiated. Even if one of the bad things they are worried about actually happens, anxiety will find something else to worry about.<\/span><\/p>\n

This can alienate people in their life, especially if their family members don’t understand what dealing with anxiety on a daily basis is like. They can come off as negative or not fun to be around. <\/span><\/p>\n

They can be perceived as hypocritical because that is how they operate. They are critical to strive toward some perfect ideal of a protective life (spoiler: they never achieve it because it doesn’t exist). <\/span><\/p>\n

Their fear and anxiety push them to criticize others as a way to protect the other person and themself (They can think, “if only my spouse did everything perfectly, they would be safe, and I would be safe from the devastation of losing them”) but of course, this pushes other people away from them. This can seriously<\/span> strain the marriage relationship<\/span><\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>What is anxiety?<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n

Anxiety is a fear or uneasiness about something that’s about to happen. It’s your body’s response to excessive stress. A person with anxiety might feel restless, tense, and have a fast heartbeat. <\/span><\/p>\n

Almost everyone feels anxious, but some people suffer from feelings of extreme anxiety. They might feel overwhelmed and stressed before making an important decision, working issues, or giving a test or speech. <\/span><\/p>\n

Many people feel focused due to anxiety, but people with extreme anxiety or <\/span>anxiety disorders<\/span><\/a> need to learn how to cope with it as it can seriously affect their mental health.<\/span><\/p>\n

Understand what is normal anxiety and what are anxiety disorders with this enlightening video by Dr. Jen Gunter.<\/span><\/p>\n