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Why Text Response Anxiety Is So Hard to Manage

I feel guilty for not responding to every text immediately but I also resent being expected to be always available.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The social obligation to maintain constant responsiveness conflicts with natural rhythms of availability and attention.

Ideas that help explain it
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