Girlfriend with anxiety

[Henry333]

My girlfriend has had anxiety for a couple months now, but she only just told me last week. She had been acting very distant but not telling me why and I know why now but I feel bad for being annoyed at her previously. I don't really know what to do or how to think. I love her so I'm trying to support her through the anxiety, but nothing seems to be progressing at the moment. Do I keep trying to progress even though she has anxiety, do I wait till she gets better, or do I move on? I don't want to move on because I love her, but I don't want anything to get stagnant or to end up wasting my time on chasing a dead end. I hope I don't sound harsh, I'm just being brutally honest. Thanks for any help you can give

[ska8er]

U don't move on. Just b there for
her if u love her. Let her open up
to u and listen. Has she told u y
she has anxiety?

[Ethan19]

Make sure you know the difference between anxiety and being anxious. Anxiety is over prescribed and too many times self diagnosed, the same as depression. Just because you feel depressed for a period doesn't mean you have depression. The same works here.

If you're waiting for a cure, it doesn't happen. Actual mental illnesses don't just have a cure. They have treatments.

That is all the advice I could technically give, good luck. Make the right choice!

[jamie_n5]

I think that if you love her then you should stand by her side and help her through this and be there for her. Now that you know you can understand her better. If things go to pot down the way then you will have to make a decision then. Hang in there.

[Henry333]

It's been diagnosed by the doctors so I assume it's genuinely anxiety. For example she won't come into school because of all the people. Thanks for the advice, I'm gonna hang in there because I don't see and other reasonable option. I'm just not sure whether to try and progress the relationship, or to just keep going how it is

[NewLeafsFan]

I'm gonna be the one that asks the awful question that no one else has had the nerve to ask: are you sure that she has anxiety? We live in a very stressful word to the point that we all have anxiety at some points, but i think it has become a new cliche in recent times. Don't misunderstand me, anxiety is very serious when it happens to be the case.

If the anxiety is real, see to it that it is medically diagnosed, and support her through it. Look at this challenge as an opportunity. Long term relationships will get to a point where challenges are being faced. If you are meant to be together, then the challenge will bring you closer together. That's what dating is; going through experiences together to see how you come together in the best and worst of times. We can all make ourselves look good for a couple of hrs for a dinner date, but that isn't good enough to get to know someone.