Student doctor, 27, reveals the things you need to know about dating someone with anxiety – and what you should never do
- Zachery Dereniowski, who is from Canada, revealed things you must know if dating someone with anxiety in a series of TikTok videos
- The 27-year-old says you must tell reassure the person that you love them a lot
- You also need to tell them your plans and avoid changing things ‘last minute’
- He also explained how anxiety might affect the way a person behaves, from their eating patterns to their sleeping habits
A student doctor has revealed the things you need to know about dating someone with anxiety – including four rules that he says you ‘must’ abide by.
Zachery Dereniowski, 27, is a Canadian motivational speaker and medical student at the University of Sydney; he specialises in mental health and has become well know for his TikTok videos on the subject.
In his latest clip, the mental health expert offered up advice for anyone who is dating a person with anxiety, revealing four simple, but essential tips that he says will help your partner to ‘feel at ease’.
Zachery Dereniowski, 27, is a Canadian medical student at the University of Sydney; he specialises in mental health and regularly shares TikTok videos about the topic
Tips: Dereniowski shared four essential tips for anyone who is dating a person with anxiety in a recent video, explaining exactly how to support them and show them you care
Dereniowski says it is important to avoid last-minute changes in plans which may trigger someone with anxiety – and to refrain from trying to ‘fix’ them.
He also says it is important to reassure the person you are dating that you love them and they are enough, and share your plans with them – this helps them ‘feel close to you and at ease’.
In another clip, Dereniowski, who suffers from anxiety himself, explained how the condition can impact the way that people behave, affecting everything from their eating habits to their sleeping patterns.
‘We’re suffering from a brain imbalance, not a character disorder [and] we don’t want to be a burden,’ he said.
‘Our sleep patterns are usually way off. Our eating patters are usually way off, too.’
Dereniowski added that people with anxiety find comfort in knowing that they have friends and family who will stand by their side through thick and thin.
‘Friends and family who stick by us are treasured beyond words,’ he revealed.
Advice: In another video, Dereniowski explained how anxiety can affect the way that someone behaves, impacting everything from their sleeping patterns to their eating habits
His followers agreed with his hints.
‘As a person with anxiety, yes,’ one person said.
‘This is so perfect,’ said another.
One woman revealed her husband suffers from extreme anxiety and the young student doctor’s content has helped her greatly.
‘I can now be there for him. Thank you from the bottom of my heart,’ she said.
‘Yes, don’t change your plans and never say ‘we are going to wing it’,’ another woman agreed.
Another woman seemed shocked people were willing to date others with anxiety.
Another simply said she wished people would stop trying to fix her.