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I relate to this. I'm less worried about something evil happening and more worried about what I say being misunderstood or sounding dumb. The only way out is through. Pick one friend you really trust. See what happens when you don't over analyze the texts you send. Once that starts feeling manageable, pick a new friend. Anxiety will definitely be present when you start doing this, probably temporarily worse bc you're not engaging in compulsions. Overtime you may find that texting gets easier though

Yes I have this as well. I avoid sending texts to certain people afraid they won’t text back because they are mad at me. I obsessively check to see if they responded back. Or if in a group message I analyze how things were responded back questioning if that person is mad at me or not.

👋 Me. I leave texts “unread” for days sometimes because I dread that they will take up my whole day or I will say the wrong thing or miss something important. I have this same issue with emails (my inbox is 98% full 😱) I have to actively choose to live with the uncertainty and open the text messages sooner than would be comfortable. I haven’t fully tackled this in therapy yet, but I’m looking forward to it! ☀️