Because it has come up several times recently, I feel a reminder is in order: My anxiety disorder is not a thing I made up to inconvenience YOU. It is inconvenient enough for me. It is a real medical problem with real medical symptoms. I avoid situations which have been known to prompt anxiety attacks in the past because, and I want to make this clear, my anxiety attacks are extremely unpleasant for everyone involved and seriously affect my ability to function normally for up to two weeks past the incident. I will never use my anxiety as an excuse to get out of something I do not want to do. If there is something you ask me to do which I am not interested in doing, I will just say no. This does not mean I am using my anxiety as an excuse to avoid things, it just means that I have learned to say no when I dont want to do something. I have the right to decide what I do and do not want to do and what situations I would like to participate in or avoid. Please respect both my freedom of choice and my anxiety disorder which, contrary to popular belief, are not always related. Additionally, if you continuously place me in situations meant to test the validity of my anxiety disorder or if you ever use quotes when referring to it... maybe you should consider whether you are actually my friend.
Posted on: Sun, 19 Oct 2014 01:57:42 +0000
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