Unfortunately there are a lot of people out there like myself that struggle with really bad anxiety. I understand that saying “just text her” is a mental trick to counter anxiety when approaching/talking/whatever. But there are people like me who find this tip more stress-inducing than helpful. It sort of feels like it says “your anxieties are fake,” which is, for lack of a better word, ...triggering... to those of us. I hate to be the one to pull that word out but hear me out. Anxiety is a cunt.

Anxiety sufferers such as myself would benefit more from more constructive and specific advice. We need to work with our anxiety, not against it.