Expert ReplyCondition analysis:
Yes that is completely normal. I feel more anxious alone because there is nothing there to keep me distracted. Even when I am sitting in the room with my boyfriend and we are not talking or doing anything together I feel calm. When I am sitting in my room alone and doing nothing, I feel anxious. The presence of another does a lot no matter what they are doing.
Instructions:
Distraction Creation: Technology is usually a bad thing for anxiety. It excites the brain too much without providing any release of that excitement, and can increase your anxiety overall. But for those with panic disorder and other anxiety disorders, some degree of technology may be beneficial for creating a distraction for your senses. Turning on the TV to channels that make you laugh and keeping the lights on may help prevent you from being stuck "inside your own head" too much, and could provide you with some degree of relief from nagging thoughts.