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Contacts? No thanks! When anxiety torments your partner

If social interaction and activities are no longer possible because anxiety is the only thing on your mind, this can put a strain on the relationship.

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The next party is coming up and you know it: Your partner gets a crisis just talking about it and you're really annoyed by now because anything to do with people, new things or even spontaneous things is a disaster for them. Then you could be living with an insecure, avoidant personality. How does this work in the long term and what's behind it? We have all the tips for you!

Psychotherapist Ines Gstrein from the Austrian Federal Association for Psychotherapy (ÖBVP) explains that there is usually a "major, deeply rooted self-esteem problem" behind an anxious-avoidant personality. Those affected are tormented by a "persistent feeling of inadequacy and great doubts about themselves". This is compounded by social anxiety.