It’s probably happened to a lot of us before. We send someone a message on an online platform, and we expect, or hope, for a reply ASAP—especially if we’re talking to someone on a dating app. We’ll get anxious, or get the butterflies in our stomach. In the workplace, it might be the other way around. We feel the pressure to reply to a work e-mail or text message ASAP. So we thought we’d find ways to tackle the anxieties that surround text messaging, and better take care of ourselves.



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It&rsquo;s probably happened to a lot of us before. We send someone a message on an online platform, and we expect, or hope, for a reply ASAP&mdash;especially if we&rsquo;re talking to someone on a dating app. We&rsquo;ll get anxious, or get the butterflies in our stomach. In the workplace, it might be the other way around. We feel the pressure to reply to a work e-mail or text message ASAP. So we thought we&rsquo;d find ways to tackle the anxieties that surround text messaging, and better take care of ourselves.

Image source: Pixabay

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