Is it normal to be very anxious around good friends?

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I have a group of friends from my hometown that I see on a monthly basis just for us all to meet up and hang out. Starting about 4 years ago I became overly anxious whenever I met them. I am in general an anxious person but I'm not that way with my friends where I live now. I feel like I'm hiding something from them...but I'm not. It's weird. I feel like I can't talk or do anything.

is it normal to be anxious around good friends you don't see on a regular basis?

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Based on 26 votes (18 yes)
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  • ODED_OBLITERATE
    7 years ago

    Oded here, for you and your situation, I will say from a professional point that yes you are normal. Usually anxiety is a multitude of occasions that happen. Everyone is different so different people react to different things but in your case I think it has to do with the changes of environment. You can slowly take pebble steps to get better at resolving nervous feeling of anxiety and try to give yourself a little push into being more open and lax about the environment you are in currently in that time with your friends. After all, they are friends and if truest friends they are, they will be behind you no matter what. Just take it slow and steady. Hope this helps and best of luck.

    Oded....out

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  • miskris
    7 years ago

    These are helpful thank you everyone

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  • carastarr
    7 years ago

    i have a large group of friends and there are sort of small little groups, in our large group.
    there are only some who i feel comfortable with and dont get anxiety with. maybe you need to find friends who you dont feel that with, even if they are good friends.
    i have good friends who i still feel anxious with, and other good friends who i dont feel anxious with.

    sometimes you cant help it.

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  • WhatElenaDoes
    7 years ago

    I totally agree with ODED. Try and slowly expose yourself to that situation. Perhaps open up about it to just one friend first. Maybe you can meet up in smaller groups, or to go places where there are few people at first before meeting on places that are large and crowded. If they're really your friends, then they will understand.

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