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How To Help Your Anxious Partner — And Yourself
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<blockquote data-quote="cheryl" data-source="post: 1312" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/07/24/744465884/how-to-help-your-anxious-partner-and-yourself" target="_blank"><strong>How To Help Your Anxious Partner — And Yourself - NPR</strong></a></p><p></p><p>Living with anxiety can be tough — your thoughts might race, you might dread tasks others find simple (like driving to work) and your worries might feel inescapable. But loving someone with anxiety can be hard too. You might feel powerless to help or overwhelmed by how your partner's feelings affect your daily life.</p><p> </p><p>If so, you're not alone: Multiple studies have shown that anxiety disorders<a href="http://www.nel.edu/userfiles/articlesnew/38_8_Kasalova_555-564.pdf" target="_blank"> may contribute</a> to marital<a href="https://psycnet.apa.org/record/1995-09754-001" target="_blank"> dissatisfaction</a>.</p><p></p><p>"We often find that our patients' ... partners are somehow intertwined in their anxiety," says <a href="https://www.med.upenn.edu/ctsa/faculty_capaldi.html" target="_blank">Sandy Capaldi</a>, associate director at the Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety at the University of Pennsylvania.</p><p></p><p>Anxiety is experienced at many <a href="https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/anxiety/symptoms-causes/syc-20350961" target="_blank">different levels and in different forms</a> — from moderate to debilitating, from generalized anxiety to phobias — and its impacts can vary. But psychiatrists and therapists say there are ways to help your partner navigate challenges while you also take care of yourself.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cheryl, post: 1312, member: 1"] [URL='https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/07/24/744465884/how-to-help-your-anxious-partner-and-yourself'][B]How To Help Your Anxious Partner — And Yourself - NPR[/B][/URL] Living with anxiety can be tough — your thoughts might race, you might dread tasks others find simple (like driving to work) and your worries might feel inescapable. But loving someone with anxiety can be hard too. You might feel powerless to help or overwhelmed by how your partner's feelings affect your daily life. If so, you're not alone: Multiple studies have shown that anxiety disorders[URL='http://www.nel.edu/userfiles/articlesnew/38_8_Kasalova_555-564.pdf'] may contribute[/URL] to marital[URL='https://psycnet.apa.org/record/1995-09754-001'] dissatisfaction[/URL]. "We often find that our patients' ... partners are somehow intertwined in their anxiety," says [URL='https://www.med.upenn.edu/ctsa/faculty_capaldi.html']Sandy Capaldi[/URL], associate director at the Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety at the University of Pennsylvania. Anxiety is experienced at many [URL='https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/anxiety/symptoms-causes/syc-20350961']different levels and in different forms[/URL] — from moderate to debilitating, from generalized anxiety to phobias — and its impacts can vary. But psychiatrists and therapists say there are ways to help your partner navigate challenges while you also take care of yourself. [/QUOTE]
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