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Living with anxiety can be hard. Worries can become difficult to manage. Seemingly easy tasks can feel impossible. When your partner has anxiety, it’s not unusual to feel stressed and unsure of how to help them. Research suggests that when one partner has anxiety, it can cause a significant strain on a relationship. But experts say that if couples learn to navigate anxiety in a healthy, collaborative way, it can make the partnership stronger.


    RELATIONSHIPS   

How to Be There for a Partner with Anxiety


Anxiety can be hard on a partnership. But healthy communication and understanding can help avoid any issues. Here’s how to navigate it together.

 
 
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TIPS AND TRICKS


Four Ways to Not Transfer Anxiety to a Child
1. Don’t mask or hide your fears. Kids will pick up on them anyway. Instead, display confidence when talking about what scares you.
2. Listen to their worries. Help children externalize their fears.
3. Model coping behaviors for your children. Show them that some anxiety is normal and that there are ways of overcoming it.
4. Allow your child to experience fear and worry. Help them develop tools to deal with them.


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