[header] How to tell your friends about your anxiety disorder [title] Write down your thoughts. [step] Since telling your friends about anxiety may cause you anxiety, you should help yourself by getting your thoughts together beforehand. If you get anxious and upset while talking to your friends, you may not be able to get words out. 
[substeps] Make a list of points you want to make, things you want to say, or ideas you want to address when you talk to your friends. [title] Make a list of people you want to tell.