Well, last month I had a... bad experience with my friends dog, and now recently every time I see a gif or a video or ever hear a dog biting or attacking someone it makes me want to panic. I'm genuinely kind of nervous that sooner or later it'll just evolve into an all out fear of dogs, which is not good because I know dogs aren't mean, and can be very nice
Did you get hurt?
This happened to my mom when she was young,but she got over it when we adopted our dogs.
I don't think it will evolve into a general fear of dogs,just think of it as a single incident.
No, I didn't get hurt, but my friend certainly did as he was the one that was attacked for no fucking reason (I can tell it was for no reason, seeing as how one of my friends is a vet and she had no clue why he did that).
And again, I'm not really that terrified yet, but I always get nervous in videos when I see someone slowly put their hand near a dog in fear of it biting them
It's such a long story
I've applied to some universities in Scotland and I'm currently waiting for the results. I know I'm quite "old" to be starting uni this year, but after school my dad kept pressuring me to work at his business to save up some money and hopefully take over someday. Business is great but I hate it there, it's not what I want to do for the rest of my life, and the people in my town are so narrow-minded. I guess I would have felt kind of ungrateful if I had rejected a steady job and income, and that's why I agreed to stay. But now I've decided to do what I want and I'm just scared because I'll be all alone in a new country ,and I really want this to work. I tend to overthink and overanalyze everything,and that's what causes my anxiety
Is it mostly that you're afraid of feeling alone? That's completely understandable, and I can see what you're going through. If so, just remember that you are never alone; with the rise of technology, you can be connected with friends and family 24/7!
If you don't mind me asking, what specifically are ya worried about?
I think so. I'm also worried that I might not be good enough. Well,I only have one BEST friend that I can open up to,but she's not always available. So I've learned to keep things to myself and that's not the best way to deal with what's bothering me. I hope I'm not too boring or seem too dramatic
No, you're acting perfectly reasonable. It's ok to be worried, that's just natural. Why are you afraid you're not good enough? I doubt the Scottish people are going to laugh if you mess up, haha.
But to be serious, I know this isn't the best to say for someone with anxiety, but... don't worry about it too much. I think you're going to do fine, and if you ever need help then your parents or friends are just one phonecall away.
Am I helpful yet?
Oh, it's fine. My main issue is that I'm too stereotypically white to have issues. I know that sounds like bullshit, but all of my friends have problems that are way worse than mine, so it means I always feel bad whenever they are having a large issue and all I can say is "I'm sorry this is happening" because I don't know what to say. I know it's really dumb, but it sometimes feels like I'm not helpful to them, which always puts me down in the dumps.
I'm always glad to help you though :)
Just because others might have "worse" problems than yours, doesn't mean that yours are not equally important :/ It's not dumb at all, I often feel the same way, but you should know that you really helped me.And I don't usually open up to people
Real talk, how old are ya irl? And before you ask, no I am not trying to flirt with ya right now haha
Btw,this post really confused me until I saw when it was posted
I thought you were older
*puts arm around you*
Gosh you're pretty
Thanks for calling me pretty btw
This happened to my mom when she was young,but she got over it when we adopted our dogs.
I don't think it will evolve into a general fear of dogs,just think of it as a single incident.
And again, I'm not really that terrified yet, but I always get nervous in videos when I see someone slowly put their hand near a dog in fear of it biting them
So how ya doing?
I've applied to some universities in Scotland and I'm currently waiting for the results. I know I'm quite "old" to be starting uni this year, but after school my dad kept pressuring me to work at his business to save up some money and hopefully take over someday. Business is great but I hate it there, it's not what I want to do for the rest of my life, and the people in my town are so narrow-minded. I guess I would have felt kind of ungrateful if I had rejected a steady job and income, and that's why I agreed to stay. But now I've decided to do what I want and I'm just scared because I'll be all alone in a new country ,and I really want this to work. I tend to overthink and overanalyze everything,and that's what causes my anxiety
If you don't mind me asking, what specifically are ya worried about?
But to be serious, I know this isn't the best to say for someone with anxiety, but... don't worry about it too much. I think you're going to do fine, and if you ever need help then your parents or friends are just one phonecall away.
Am I helpful yet?
You have been extremely helpful, and I really don't know how to thank you. I wish I was this helpful before.
I'm always glad to help you though :)
Anyways, I gotta go to bed. Night!