This is about one specific friend, but it can definitely be translated to all my friendships. I struggle with anxiety and OCD, and with one particular friend I find myself dumping all of my worries into her because I’m dealing with jealousy and the fear of losing the friendship. I’ve basically decided I’m going to respect their boundaries even if it causes me anxiety, I have a plan with my counselor and I’ve joined this and a couple other subreddits so I have others to talk to instead of pushing myself and infringing on my friends boundaries. 

I feel like I’m in loose standing with some of them already, but I’m saying enough. My anxiety will not control me, or my relationships. It’s held control for years, no more.

Remember people, “Anxiety is the mind killer, anxiety is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my anxiety. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the anxiety has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.” A loose paraphrase of Frank Herbert.