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The Effects of Dating Someone with Anxiety or Depression

written by Sarah Williams November 25, 2019
The Effects of Dating Someone with Anxiety or Depression

No one is immune to anxiety and depression. Dating someone with anxiety and depression can be challenging (for you and your partner). In order to have a meaningful and strong connection, you will need to learn how your partner’s illness affects them.

Avoid telling a truly depressed person: “It’s all in your head,” or “You just need to try meditation/drinking more water/exercising,” and similar clichés. More importantly, you will need to learn how dating someone with depression and anxiety affects you.

The Effects

You are not the cause of their depression.

When your partner is suffering from a bout of depression, it can be difficult to understand that they aren’t acting this way because of something you did. The same can be said for anxiety. Your partner isn’t suffering from an anxiety attack because they don’t trust you, they’re suffering from an illness.

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