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I (21M) am in college, and my friend is a 19M. For context, he lacks social awareness often can be irritating at times, but I know he means well.
Basically, he has crippling anxiety all the time and constantly needs validation for every choice he makes. I’m talking topics where no one else could possibly know better than himself, and yet he never trusts his own instinct. 
I’ve tried helping him by simply giving someone to talk to, however this is mentally exhausting. He’ll essentially say something bad about himself(often true), and want the other person to give him reassurance that it is not true.
 I’ve tried giving him validation to ease his nerves, but I honestly now feel like I am feeding a bad cycle by doing this.
As of now I simply avoid talking to him in most cases, as I feel like he needs to learn how to trust his own instincts for himself, and to stop needing validation from others.

What do you guys think? Should I be there for him and give him someone to talk to, avoid him and let him figure things out for himself, or do you think another option would be best?

wanting to avoid my hyper-anxious friend