13. They hate being told to “just calm down.”
They wish they could. They can’t. It’s that simple. You’ll only annoy them, make them feel minimized, and make them dislike you, at least in the moment.
14. They aren’t trying to conceal their anxiety.
But they’re not trying to not conceal it. Chances are the anxiety has been such a background noise for their entire lives that they think it’s normal. They’re just minimizing personality traits other people tend to find annoying.
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