Where do your anxieties stem from?

Mine are from not living up to my and others expectations of me, peoples opinions about me, and insecurities about the way I look and how I get treated cause of my looks.

Probably have more reasons than these, but they are the biggest.

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PhoenixPhail · M

My anxiety comes from pretty much the same, with emphasis on accommodating my parents' demands. I was afraid I would get killed, literally, if I were ever out of compliance. My parents were terrifying, violent people. I thought they were going to kill me in my sleep, which, I'm sure, has something to do with my ongoing insomnia.

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@PhoenixPhail How could you survive that?!

I never felt any sense of security with my own family -- not sure what would happen next, because love was pretty much conditional.

PhoenixPhail · M

@SW-User With a lot of survival strategies. I had to become an actor.

Love was VERY much conditional in my family. There was no security, only making sure I did everything I was told and did it perfectly. Otherwise, there was hell to pay.

I'm sorry you grew up in a family where there was no security.