What I mean when I say “I can’t do that”- Anxiety Version:
- I am unable to do that
- I am too stressed out to do that
- I cannot face the humiliation of attempting to do that
- My body will physically not allow me to do that
- I am on the verge of a panic attack
- I cannot do that
What people hear:
- I am unwilling to do that
- I am just shy
- I am overreacting
- I am lazy
- I need to get more experience in social situation to help my anxiety
- I need a push
- I don’t want to do that
Never hit reblog so fast in my life
Also, it can mean “doing that is technically possible for me, but would take an embarrasing (to me) amount of time and be exceedingly difficult, so I’m setting boundaries.” It’s okay to refuse to do things that are painful even when they’re technically possible.
(Source: bis-muth)
