If You’re an Anxious Texter, You’ll Definitely Relate to These Annoying Struggles

As much as you love your cell phone, you've got to admit that, at least sometimes, texting can turn you into a big bundle of nerves.

Text conversations are fun and all, but when you get a short, snippy response or don't hear back immediately, don't you feel a bit anxious and on edge? Or do you sometimes write out and delete a reply a dozen times, not wanting to say the wrong thing or be misunderstood?

If so, scroll below and you'll relate to all 12 of these common texting struggles that evoke new levels of stress.

You Need Others to Respond as Quickly as You Do

You're generally a pretty patient person, but when it comes to receiving a text reply, you're the most impatient individual around. Because you can't stand not getting an immediate response, you flip over your phone, turn it on silent and repeatedly check it until you get an answer. Oops.

(Pretty Little Liars via Freeform)

 

You Read Way Too Much Into Single-Letter Responses

If someone ever responds to you saying "k," you automatically assume they're totally mad. They could have at least said "okay" or "k!"

 

You Need Tone Indicators to Know Everything's Fine

Whenever someone texts you back and doesn't include at least one "haha," "jk," or exclamation mark,  you begin to think you said something wrong. A text without emotion = a bad text!

 

Nothing Is More Fearsome Than the Dreaded '…'

Texting bubbles are the worst thing ever. When you see the three dots pop up and then disappear, you can't help but sit there and stare wondering when a response will come. It's torturous.

 

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You Wish Read Receipts Didn't Exist

Read Receipts stress you out like no other. It's a horrible feeling to see that someone has read your text but not responded. You feel like you're being ignored. Any day now with that response…

 

Long Texts Man Instant Stress

If you see a lengthy text appear on your home screen, your mind begins to race and you jump to the conclusion that you're about to receive very bad news. Why else would someone text you a novel-length message?

 

You've Pretended Not to See a Text Right Away in Order to Seem More Calm and Collected

Because you're glued to your phone most of the time, you're pretty prompt when it comes to replying to texts. Sometimes you worry that you text back too quickly, and so you begin to strategically time out your text responses.

(Pretty Little Liars via Freeform)

 

You Draft and Send Your Messages Very Carefully

You hate double texting. You're concerned that if you send two texts in a row, you'll look bored or needy. No, thank you!

 

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You Hate Being Ignored When You Know the Other Person Is on Their Phone

You think it's the absolute worst when you text someone, they don't respond but they look at your Snapchat story. "Hello, are you there? I need you to reply to help me get rid of this uneasy feeling!"

 

Your Contacts List Is Constantly Changing

10. When you're really stressed about not receiving a text back, you've been known to delete the number of the person who's due to respond. Just so you're not tempted to text them again, of course. A little extreme, but what can you do?

 

You Instantly Regret Your Jokey Messages

If you ever send a playful or sarcastic text, you instantly fear that it will get read the wrong way. You sit there, fingers crossed, hoping they get that you're joking around.

 

Your Texting Anxiety Actually Makes You Want to Just Call

ometimes, you'd rather just talk on the phone because, let's face it, it's easier and texting gets you way too riled up.

(Pretty Little Liars via Freeform)

 

Speaking of texting, do you ever wonder what would happen if you took a hiatus from it? Check out THIS girl's story of how she quit texting for two days straight.