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Having anxiety is like being scared and drained at the same time. It's the fear of failure but no urge to be productive. It's; wanting friends but hate socializing. It's wanting to be alone but not wanting to be lonely. It's feeling everything at once then feeling paralyzingly NUMB...

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hurtingheart1

Thanks for sharing your thoughts-& hopefully it helps you release some stress/anxiety or sort through them🌻it's helpful to others as well not to feel alone in similar feelings/thoughts thats worth a lot!!

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bonkers65

I know where you are coming from. I want to be alone without being lonely.

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cruin

Thank you for sharing your thoughts. It helped me figure out how I feel. It might sound crazy but most of the time I don't know how I feel. My anxiety is constant so I get so caught up with the intense feelings of anxiety and depression and I just can't explain my feelings. If that makes any sense. I always feel dead inside.

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