Every year that goes past, anxiety seems to become more and more common. I silently watch as people suddenly say oh, Ive had a stressful day, I must have anxiety. No. That is not what anxiety is at all. Anxiety is not a choice, it is not an attention scam. It is a real disorder that should not be taken as lightly as it is these days and more people need to be aware of just how much it can affect those who suffer from it. 4 years ago I was diagnosed with anxiety disorder. Some of you may know this while others do not. Some of you may be thinking, but you had a great childhood, a great upbringing, a great life. You have no reason to be anxious. Anybody that thinks that is ignorant and you couldnt be more wrong. I have struggled with this my whole life, and still do. I will never really know what caused my anxiety, but that doesnt change the fact that its there. Those of us that deal with it, we are just like everybody else - we have dreams, goals, plans to go far in life. We want to be social, do crazy things and just have fun. But you know what it is that stops us? Its that voice in the back of our heads that says we CANT. We want to go to a party? Anxiety says: you cant go, no one will like you and youll have a bad time no matter what. You find some nice clothes youd love to wear? Anxiety says: you look fat and horrible, dont you dare wear that out. You see someone youd like to be friends with? Anxiety says: dont even bother, you arent good enough to be their friend. It goes so much deeper than having a stressful day or week or month. And if it progresses enough, we develop other compulsive disorders on top of it, which makes it so much harder to cope with. So next time you want to seek attention, think about those who are the victims of this disorder. And the next time you want to tell someone that they are attention seeking because they have anxiety, think about how you would feel if you were the one living day in day out with that awful little voice that tells you you arent good enough and you cant help but believe it.
Posted on: Wed, 03 Sep 2014 06:02:49 +0000
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