https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/anxiety/communicating-anxiety-to-friends-and-family/m-p/9021#M1475 Hi! Does anyone have any tips for communicating anxious feelings to a partner or friend? I find talking about these feelings very helpful but I often struggle to explain them in a way that's understandable to people who don't experience anxiety. Sat, 17 Apr 2021 00:46:08 GMT SuzanneD 2021-04-17T00:46:08Z https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/anxiety/communicating-anxiety-to-friends-and-family/m-p/9021#M1475 Hi! Does anyone have any tips for communicating anxious feelings to a partner or friend? I find talking about these feelings very helpful but I often struggle to explain them in a way that's understandable to people who don't experience anxiety. Sat, 17 Apr 2021 00:46:08 GMT https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/anxiety/communicating-anxiety-to-friends-and-family/m-p/9021#M1475 SuzanneD 2021-04-17T00:46:08Z https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/anxiety/communicating-anxiety-to-friends-and-family/m-p/9022#M1476 <P>Hi SuzanneD, welcome to the forum. </P> <P>Communicating your feelings to others can be really difficult. Personally, before I go to talk to anyone about how I'm feeling, I write it down so that it makes sense in my head and I am able to simply explain the feeling to others. When I structure these conversations, I always try to start with stating how I'm feeling and then elaborating why afterwards. </P> <P>Maybe some of the examples on this page will help too: https://www.beyondblue.org.au/get-support/have-the-conversation/talk-about-it</P> Mon, 19 Apr 2021 04:56:45 GMT https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/anxiety/communicating-anxiety-to-friends-and-family/m-p/9022#M1476 socialmoth 2021-04-19T04:56:45Z https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/anxiety/communicating-anxiety-to-friends-and-family/m-p/9023#M1477 <P>Suzanne</P> <P>Suzanne<BR /> Welcome to the forum and thanks for this thread. </P> <P>Have you tried a metaphor <SPAN style="font-size: inherit; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">or a simile, like for mean anxiety feels like I am etc..</SPAN></P> <P>Also check out YouTube as people have produced little videos about how anxiety falls them. If you find something you relate to you could send to friends and family. </P> Mon, 19 Apr 2021 10:02:12 GMT https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/anxiety/communicating-anxiety-to-friends-and-family/m-p/9023#M1477 quirkywords 2021-04-19T10:02:12Z