This is so true. So true.

I suffer from anxiety and have been for 5+ years now. this article does a good job of pointing out just a few things people like me have to endure on a day to day basis. from anxiety attacks to doubt to worrisome thoughts, having so much anxiety can really be debilitating. so many people fail to realize that and don't choose to educate themselves. this article is a great start to that education. thank you.

'Anxiety is an unpleasant state of inner turmoil'. I, myself, have suffered from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, which is an anxiety disorder, for years. Someone who has never been diagnosed with an anxiety disorder has no way to understand what a person who truly suffers from anxiety on a daily basis. Some people are nervous and worry a lot, true. Others, such as myself, experience that and so much more. A 'true' anxiety attack for me includes symptoms such as chest tightness, shortness of breath, unable to catch my breath, nausea and the inability to think straight. My mind does not work, I forget what I'm doing or what I need to do. Everything around me is a blur, and I can't hear, as if I am in a dream. I feel an overwhelming sense of dread. Then, eventually once it passes, I develop a migraine from the spike in my blood pressure and pulse. To live everyday planned out, from the route you will drive to and from work for fear of having to face something new, to hoping and praying you make it home without something bad, different happening. To have the or

@leilah you do not get that anxiety is a mental disorder. you think everyone has bouts of anxiety, and that it should be called a personality quirk. well guess what? it. is. a. disorder. there is a huge difference between personality quirk and being controlled by regular bouts of anxiety which can ruin your life. also, people are not classifying everything as a mental disorder. that's an ignorant statement. if you want to hear the rest of what I have to say to form an argument against my reply, look at my comment directed at nat.

I get that anxiety is a mental disorder, but we all do get bouts of anxiety whether we actually have the disorder or not. I think we should stop classifying everything as mental disorders and instead call them different types of personalities. Some people get more anxious over things than others do, but there are also varying shades of gray in between. Also, if the paragraphs are getting cut off you should go update your app. it's just a bug.

@nat saying that everyone has anxiety is a clear representation of your astounding understanding of psychology. in fact, I believe that you may even be intelligent enough to understand the concept that words may have double meanings and can be used in different ways. you may also be able to comprehend simple sentence structure, so here is an example: 'I feel anxious today, and have before.' this is not anxiety. you may feel anxious, but you do not have a mental disorder. 'I have a mental disorder, anxiety.' this is an example of someone stating the fact/false belief that they have. someone without anxiety -person one- has normal, everyday worries that they have the mental ability to get over and they do not overthink, plan five or ten steps ahead and then change their mind, start hyperventilating in the shopping mall, or make themselves so terrified their ability to live is severely curbed. person number one would not stay at home because they are absolutely, unutterably terrified of something that may or may not be a possibility. person number one has never had to deal with any of that or anything like that. person number two has, and it is deemed fitting by people who have studied this particular mental disorder that prevents people from enjoying simple things such as ordering meals without rehearsing their order twenty times that people affected be prescribed a pill that will help stop it. as you clearly do not suffer from a mental disorder such as anxiety (despite your belief that you do, and so does the rest of the world), you have absolutely no foundation or structure in your argument and it is therefore dismissed.

As someone with chronic Generalized Anxiety Disorder,everything and I mean everything is a struggle,the constant overthinking and catastrophic thoughts,my anxious thoughts become so bad I become depressed and self isolate,the cycle is continuous,medication doesn't do crap. Am I just made to be a anxious mess? Getting a therapist or psychologist is hard af and the waiting lists are insane,i honestly have no idea how I do it,get up every morning even when I don't want to,and fake a smile even when I'm dying inside,it's honestly so exhausting

why are some paragraphs cut off??

I wish parts of this weren't cut off, I love this. I really wish society was more aware, it would help a lot on us that suffer from anxiety. it's not fun!!