Managing Anxiety in Relationships

Summary: Do you suffer from anxiety? This week we're joined by our lovely friend, and psychology student, Azura to talk all about how to deal with anxiety in relationships and being non binary. We begin the episode with a segment where we hear some of our listeners' insecurities in their relationships; how they broke their mental health to their significant others in relationships and how partners have helped them manage their mental health in relationships. We also did a segment to see how many people experience mental illness or mental health problems (81%) and whether they'd prefer to date someone who has similar experiences or not. Azura then tells us a bit about the differences between feeling nervous and having an anxiety disorder and why it can be important to distinguish between the two. She then tells us about her own relationships and tips for how she has encouraged her romantic partners to understand her anxiety in relationships, as well as what her current boyfriend has done to help her cope with her anxiety while dating. We then move on to discussing how her gender has been a cause of her anxiety in the past, before realising she identifies as non binary, and how outwardly presenting yourself in a way that matches your inner feelings can really benefit your mental health. We hope you enjoy the episode! You can find Azura on Instagram @stdyio and you can find more of us on Instagram @sextraspodcast, Facebook on Sextras Podcast, our website [www.sextraspodcast.com](http://www.sextraspodcast.com) or email us at sextraspodcast@gmail.com. Don't forget to subscribe and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts if you enjoyed! Produced by Mable Productions Original music by Sacha Puttnam