Would you date someone with anxiety?

Did i say change them? I said only if they wanted to try. If they don't want to i won't force them to change that matter is up to oneself

Reika: You always try to put words in peoples mouths and change their meaning to something negative. "i would help them get past there anxiety isn't that the meaning of being in a relationship" is what Terumi said and there is NOTHING wrong with helping someone especially since its ( maybe not always, but many time it is ) possible to overcome a fear or anxiety. Helping someone overcome fears or anxiety's isnt "changing" them into something they are not. Helping someone overcome fears or anxiety's is helping them become more of who they truelly are and want to be: a freaking person who isnt afraid all the time. Sjeez. There is nothing bad about being supportive aslong you arent demanding unrealistic things from people.

I misread the sentence. Depending on the disorder, "overcoming" may be an unrealistic expectation. Coping and managing the disorder is usually the course of action when it comes to mental disorders. *edit* Side note, anxiety is a lot easier to manage on medication. *edit 2* Im wrong, my mother who is a psychologist says you can overcome anxiety disorders.

reika. I managed to cut my anxiety's and my nonstop thinking ( inc sleep issues caused by this ) by maybe 70% ( nothing official but a guess ) By using powderd ginseng and ginkgo. ( both legal herbs you can find in any health store. this happend in 2 freaking months. Will a doctor ever tell you about this? No because its not an "official" medication so the doctors may not advise you to use it. If only someone ever freaking told my mother this when I was freaking 6 years old it could have prevented years of hell for me. But no, instead I had to find out by finding some random articles about it on the internet at 18 years old. And no, even when I stopped using those herbs. the amount of anxiety I had before it never came back. Ups and downs. But it got never that bad again. But instead of ever suggesting ginkgo and ginseng the doctors believed it was better to stuff me with the fucking poison called Ritalin.

Ritalin is used to treat ADD , not anxiety. *edit* but I've gone off topic

Anxiety AND NONSTOP THINKING ( GODDAMN HYPERACTIVE MIND ) And those 2 mother fuckers go hand in hand. Anxiety > afraid all the fucking time over stupid things > cannot stop thinking about it, must keep thinking about or afraid to lose control over it. Doctors just see the hyperactivity and dont bother to fucking find what is REALLY the problem so they slap ADHD on your face and stuff you with Ritalin. Ginseng and ginkgo calm down both issues. Even if I didnt had anxiety and it was only hyperactivity those herbs still did ALOT for me. I can still be hyper as fuck but I can also have a clear mind when I have to and when I go to sleep. I dont trust doctors and I still say try those herbs first if you have alot of fear... also Valerian is a great one. cannot hurt to try aslong you dont overdose on things.

I think generally, it just really depends on a case by case basis for everyone. I mean, generally we can all say what we want but if we're all actually in a situation where we were going out with someone who has various issues to various degrees we might not all handle the way we thought we would. That's kinda why I went against the majority in this discussion because I can emphasize with both sides so I don't necessarily think the OP's ex is a bad person, so much as ya know... shit happens and people react to that in different ways. But yeah, in general I probably wouldn't get in a serious relationship with someone I can't introduce to my friends, just because for me my friends are a large part of my life. However that being said, it's hard to say because I haven't been in a relationship romantic or platonic with someone who has what sounds like a serious case of anxiety so in the end, I dunno. Haha that's not anymore helpful I think...

Also, I dunno. depending on how big someone's situation is, I don't know if I could even help them in the way they need. I'd be worried if I was in a romantic relationship with them and more likely to acquiesce to them, then am I an enabler? Or if I push them, am I doing it in a way that's constructive. I dunno, I think I'd be too stymied to do anything

Case for Case scenario myself but I lived with Anxiety when I was growing up, doing better now so I would date someone with anxiety since I know what I am getting myself into and I will be both understanding and patient.

I'm sorry to hear what had happened between you and you're Ex. :c But to me personally, i wouldn't end a relationship because of that factor at all. I would help them overcome their anxiety if they wanted me to. I don't want them to change but if they want to be helped to overcome that anxiety, i would be more than happy to help them. I also had suffered Anxiety to be left alone so i stayed home alot and up to this day, i still stay home but go out only when friends want to hang out. So i understand how you feel ;o; But yeah. I hope you feel better and my basic answer for your question would be no, i would not leave my partner because of their anxiety problem