Cody92
02-26-2016, 08:03 PM
Hi,
My fiance and I have been together for seven years. We've been through just about everything together, and that includes me helping her get through her panic attacks (she has generalized anxiety disorder). While the causes are always different, she usually gets worried that I'll stop loving her because of these attacks, and that they will be the reason our relationship eventually ends. While this isn't true in the slightest, it is getting harder for me to always be there for her. We both work and go to school, we also just moved into our first place together, so we have a lot to deal with. If we argue (which hardly ever happens), she usually has a panic attack, and I have to support her/calm her down. She ends up feeling better, but I'm left still angry/hurt from the argument with no closure. I know helping someone through anxiety is not an easy task, but I feel like it's weighing on me more so than before. What can I do? I don't have people to talk to, as my family doesn't understand mental health issues. My fiance and I have the same friends, and her family is extremely small.
Anyone else going through a similar situation? What can I do to help with this drained feeling?
Thanks!
My fiance and I have been together for seven years. We've been through just about everything together, and that includes me helping her get through her panic attacks (she has generalized anxiety disorder). While the causes are always different, she usually gets worried that I'll stop loving her because of these attacks, and that they will be the reason our relationship eventually ends. While this isn't true in the slightest, it is getting harder for me to always be there for her. We both work and go to school, we also just moved into our first place together, so we have a lot to deal with. If we argue (which hardly ever happens), she usually has a panic attack, and I have to support her/calm her down. She ends up feeling better, but I'm left still angry/hurt from the argument with no closure. I know helping someone through anxiety is not an easy task, but I feel like it's weighing on me more so than before. What can I do? I don't have people to talk to, as my family doesn't understand mental health issues. My fiance and I have the same friends, and her family is extremely small.
Anyone else going through a similar situation? What can I do to help with this drained feeling?
Thanks!