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As someone who got my first anxiety disorder diagnosis at age three, it& #39;s really weird to watch all these abled people experience the concept of anxiety for the first time ever.
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That has to be really hard for y& #39;all. And I& #39;m being genuine. I& #39;m often actually genuinely glad I& #39;ve had lifelong chronic anxiety. I& #39;m diagnosed with three anxiety disorders at the moment. That means I& #39;ve had literally over 20 years of developing coping skills.
Anxiety is terrifying & awful & having it chronically is not a pleasant experience. Take all this fear you& #39;re feeling right now & remember that this is my day to day life all the time. Remember that next time you want to laugh at someone& #39;s anxiety disorder or say it& #39;s no big deal
It& #39;s not fun. It& #39;s not cute. I& #39;m fairly certian I have actual legitimate childhood trauma because of it. Because things that seem like nbd to you were to me and I had to do them everyday while pretending nothing was wrong and hoping desperately that other kids would be my friend.
But it gave me over... a lot of years... a fucking crap ton of coping skills. Some of them were really bad coping skills. I wound up developing depression in my teens as well as a result of constant anxiety. But many of them were good, healthy coping skills that actually help.
So when shit goes down and I start freaking out... I can step back, say "hey wait, that& #39;s my old friend anxiety" and implement coping skills.
And y& #39;all... don& #39;t have that. Anxiety is often somatic and can be terrifying if you don& #39;t know what that feels like.
And y& #39;all... don& #39;t have that. Anxiety is often somatic and can be terrifying if you don& #39;t know what that feels like.
