How to make friends with someone with anxiety when you have anxiety too?

Question

We both have severe anxiety and depression, and because of this I fee like we never make as much effort to hang out as we normally would. Get along great when we're together though and really understand each other and have same sense of humor.

Answer

I would tell them that you like hanging out, have a lot of fun, etc. I would also be upfront and say that the anxiety and depression make it tough to get close to new people but you'd really like to see more of them (this is if you two have shared about mh issues). Just throw it out there and see how they respond. By sharing, they might open up about their feelings too... that's what I would do, anyway.

How to make friends with someone with anxiety when you have anxiety too?

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