How To Help Someone with Anxiety

If you struggle with anxiety what do you find most helpful when it comes to getting support from loved ones? And if you have a loved one who struggles with anxiety, what tips do you have for us?

1. Let them know that you are their for them. 2. Let them know that they can call you any time. 3. Do not guilt trip, make ultimatums or threaten them. 4. Have boundaries with the person. Don’t put yourself on hold for them. 5. Do not assume you know what they need. Ask what they need. Ask how you can support them. 6. Do not make superficial “positive” comments. 7. Tell them its ok to feel the way they are feeling. 8. Give praise to them 9. Help them see their strengths out side of their anxiety. Reassure them the positives about them.

I'm here to help my best friend

I cried when she said "it's Ok". I didnt realise how long ive been waiting on someone to just say it's ok to feel what you're feeling

Shout out to everyone here to help their spouse deal with anxiety. You all have a special place in my heart. I wish more people would be knowledgeable about people suffering with mental disorders. It should be talked about in health/speech class during school because majority of humans without a mental disorder don’t understand the mental battle we go through constantly even when we are asleep.

I have anxiety and last night I was with my boyfriend and my anxiety was too much for me and my boyfriend looks at me and hugs me and asks what's wrong I am here for you I love you, you mean the world to me I want to help you. I told him I felt like I have been a burden on him he looks at me and says you never are and never will be I understand the thoughts in your head say different but you will never burden me i am not going anywhere. It's helped me so much.

Everyone says they are here for someone, and I'm here for my mother.

Having someone to just listen and not try to solve the issues is what really helps me a lot. People don’t realize how difficult it is for a person with anxiety and/ or depression to open up and talk about it. We don’t want to burden others with our problems.

i’m here to help my boyfriend

I don't know why I'm crying while watching, I really want to understand him and make him feel that he's not alone on this.

As someone who suffers from anxiety I can only say what helps me as Julia said in the video. I agree with everything she suggested. I have found most of the time rubbing my back with your open hand in a soothing motion (think of a rubbing a child in distress) or just holding me like a very long hug. I have my moments on the other hand where I want to be left alone (usual after in my head I feel I embarrassed myself). I say alone I mean alone. For instance im at Home I will walk into the garage, go to the bathroom, or step outside to have no other energy around me. I hope my suggestion can help someone. Best wishes.

Im here for my boyfriend. This is an eye opener for me. I have been doing a lot of things the wrong way. I feel awful but at the same time hopeful. Listening to this made me cry and also made me love him even more. Thank you so much!❤

i’m here to help my girlfriend too bro’s❤️ i want her to feel loved❤️

It is very helpful when someone says “how can I help you? What do you need?”

My girlfriend has anxiety due to her past, it gets triggered often and usually when she's around people or when she's put in the spotlight to say something. I help her to my level best, today I asked her to take deep breaths with me and exhaled in a funny way that made her giggle. A little effort goes a long way and I know it's not a one-day thing, it's a process and I'm gonna help her through it. She always fails to see how beautiful she is, inside out. She is really talented and is already so successful! I'm proud of her and I'm glad I watched this video. I will keep these points you made, in my mind always. <3

Helping our loved ones so important. We feel so helpless watching them suffer and frustrated with ourselves we don’t understand what they are going through.

I’m trying to help my best friend and I can’t do anything online, so it really sucks

❤️What ist helpful : speaking about what brings joy. Hanging out with animals . Playing with Kids or playing in general(board games,act it out etc ) . Roleplay, mindful eating , ,Nature, dancing , be creative, expressing myself in art(also together) , be complimented , singing together Disney Songs , surround myself with people who dont worry and are easy going and compassionate,patient and love their life -and like to share inspiration ❤️thank you so much for sharing your wisdom!!! All ist so true!

I’m here for my sister.. i just saw that she is scared about Everything and she s shaking al the time, sometimes i just hear her crying and i just don’t Know what to do... thx for this video omg i hope she is going to be fine :(((((

My loved one struggles with anxiety. I see her exhausted and in a mind spiral 99.9% of the time. I found out that peacefulness helps her. So for 2 weeks I've been listening, and asking what can you do to feel peaceful? And affirming 'oh that's such a lovely idea'. She called me up to tell me that for the first time in her life, she cancelled plans and spend time to just feel relaxed and she sounded ehm well happy but not in a cheerful way, more in a calm way. For the first time she said no to taking care of her mother, and she's done this for 60 years. So it's a big source of stress and anxiety all her life. I'm grateful for your video and will take all this beautiful information into consideration. She does worrie and stress over me and meddles to the point that her anxiety takes over my life, so boundaries is something I need to look into. Catch my boundaries before the anxiety comes in and takes over my own personal life. I don't guild trip her, yet it's a struggle to stay patient and not resentful. So now I know what to practise; boundaries. And then it should be ok. And I also feel that I need extra self care, cause her anxiety drives many behaviors that are so frantic and mad, it's really hard to watch and it pains me, many many times. So self care to loved ones is also super important. And I say this with compassion for both her and myself :). Thank you for this video.