helpboris
01-18-2017, 11:08 AM
Hi everyone!
I'm looking for some advice on how to care for and support someone who has an anxiety disorder.
My partner of 3 years is on long term medication (Paroxetine) for anxiety and generally we have a happy and healthy life but for the past few months with increasing frequency she is telling me that I don't do anything to help her with her condition and that I offer very little support. We seem to be at a point where I am expected to exclusively think 24/7 whether something I say or do could have a remote chance of triggering her to become upset, and I'm not sure how best to deal with that as to me it seems almost impossible.
Any help or advice would be hugely appreciated as I really do want to be able to provide the support needed, but when I ask directly how I can do that the response received is that I 'need to be more mindful' and I'm not sure how this is achieved when I already feel I spend 99% of my time being as considerate as I can be.
Thanks in advance!
I'm looking for some advice on how to care for and support someone who has an anxiety disorder.
My partner of 3 years is on long term medication (Paroxetine) for anxiety and generally we have a happy and healthy life but for the past few months with increasing frequency she is telling me that I don't do anything to help her with her condition and that I offer very little support. We seem to be at a point where I am expected to exclusively think 24/7 whether something I say or do could have a remote chance of triggering her to become upset, and I'm not sure how best to deal with that as to me it seems almost impossible.
Any help or advice would be hugely appreciated as I really do want to be able to provide the support needed, but when I ask directly how I can do that the response received is that I 'need to be more mindful' and I'm not sure how this is achieved when I already feel I spend 99% of my time being as considerate as I can be.
Thanks in advance!