forum Does anyone know how to write an anxious character? Please critique!
Started by @wwWolfgirl
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@wwWolfgirl

I am writing a anxiety prone/nervous breakdown/geeky-but-cute-as-h*ll/Overthinker/ and adorably organized dude. I can use all the tips i can get. I mean I have anxiety but when I sit at the computer to write it out,
hOw wOrDs????? O-O Ya feel me????????
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@WriteOutofTime

Sorry I don't have time to really critique him, but just remember he is a person with a personality outside of his anxiety!!! You mention his anxiety very very often that I don't really know anything about him besides that he is anxious. What is he like when he is around people who he trusts? What are some of his nervous ticks? Does he fidget a lot? Do certain situations make him more anxious? Is it social anxiety or GAD or something else? What does he do to relieve his anxiety? Is it diagnosed? How does it effect his daily life? Does he have panic attacks? Anxiety attacks?

@Fraust

The main thing I noticed is that there doesn't seem to be any particular cause for his anxiety. It's mentioned several times that he has anxiety, of course, but all anxiety stems from somewhere. For me personally, my brother is likely the cause for at least part of my anxiety because he's basically abusive. I agree with CW as well. It's hard to tell much about his actually personality, and some of the nicknames related to his anxiety seem unrealistic. Hope this helps!

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Literally noting causes my anxiety. I just have it. I get anxious over certain things, sure, but I don't have a particular root cause. Blame autism for this? I don't know. But some people I know who are generally neurotypical don't seem to have a cause for their anxiety either, it just is. So that didn't help but if you have questions about anxiety I do think I can help, or at least I'll try to!!!