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How do you deal with family and friends who put pressure on you?
I am wondering how others handle family and/or friends who want you to participate in things you don’t want to do or can’t or who want you to react differently than you are able? I had told everyone close to me how stress and anxiety makes my symptoms so much worse and that I need to pace myself. I have a difficult time finding words to express myself and need people to be patient. I have learned to monitor myself and know when I have had my limit of stimulation and need to retreat before I become anxious. I have expressed it a number of times but some people find it difficult to understand and pressure me. I love these people and it’s not that they arn’t supportive in other ways but the frustration I feel at my inability to do the things I used to and the way I used to do them is bad enough but when others chime in wanting me to do this or that my frustration, stress and anxiety goes over the top. I have shared videos and printed information regarding PD so they would have a better sense of what it is like for me. I get overwhelmed easily with too many people hitting me with too many things at once. Does anyone else have this issue and how do you handle it?
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