My Friend got anxiety?

[DrStone]

Hi, My friend got anxiety and I am horrible at making someone feel better, Like so you can imagine I haven't had a friend in 9 Years, Not a single one, I don't even know what to say, Please help me

[_Maya_]

I'm sorry but I'm a bit confused. You say that your friend has anxiety but you have not had a friend in nine years. That's what is tripping me up on answering your question. I'll do my best. If your friend from ten years ago has anxiety that you worry about then I would urge them to seek professional help or support. Anxiety is no joke and can lead to physiological issues if not treated. I'm not qualified to treat that and certainly not online but a qualified medical doctor in the realm of mental health will be able to do so. Point your friend in that direction and hope for the best. That is all you can do unless you are qualified to treat or diagnose such a condition.

[rosemilk]

honestly just listen to them and then suggest you two go do something to take their mind off of things.

[Purpleronnie]

The best advice you can give to your “friend” is to seek medical advice and or therapy to help him / her understand how they are feeling and then begin to treat themselves.
Let’s be clear Anxiety can be a ‘normal’ response , it’s an anxiety disorder that can be debilitating because of its prolonged effects from interrupting your every though , panic attacks , not being able to rest or sleep , feeling under constant pressure , tense , feeling nauseous which may lead to not eating which will compound the problems causing weakness and not being able , these are not things you or the majority of people on gag or in general can help with.

[BriamG22]

Is he having an attack right now?

You need to first remove him from the environment that's causing him stress, get him to take deep and slow breaths, do it with him as demonstration. Engage in soft touches like on his shoulder or back and reassure him that you're there with him. Tell him to let you know if he needs anything and you're not going anywhere, that what he's feeling will pass and be gentle about it. Keep encouraging him to breathe.

DO NOT tell him to calm down or leave him alone, he might do something unfortunate.

[BriamG22]

If he's not having an attack right now, you should really ask him what usually helps him calm down other than what I mentioned so that you'll know how to help better if it happens again.

[Cutegirl06]

Just listen to your friend most people just need to vent about how they feel.

[Nikki1989]

Do you want help for your friend, or are you the one asking for help?

[Jay-_-]

Anxiety is tricky and you can't just comfort someone's anxiety out of nowhere, what was the context?

[Jay-_-]

You can't just comfort someone with anxiety out of nowhere*

[RedInnocent69]

Doesn’t everybody