Anxiety Judgement. (what is the worst you have been told....)
Its so easy for people to judge and say hurtful things...
share here the worst you have been told about your anxiety :
"You're exaggerating."
I was telling a former friend about my social anxiety and how I often think people don't like me, and he said "of course people don't like you, people don't like depressed people".
I ask things sometimes a lot because I get scared things won
'you just have a weird and twisted personality' then dear old momma proceded to lie and day that several people have told her that of me.
I've gotten told things such as :
"You're using your anxiety as a crutch to stop living a normal life!"
"You need to learn to forget about [something that made me freak out]!"
"You shouldn't be upset over that still!"
Many people have a hard time understanding what those who suffer from anxiety go through. Often, remarks such as "get over it", or "you are not even trying to be happy".are common.
I told my parents a few years ago that I have social anxiety & they were a lot nicer back then.
Now they're saying I have to be around people more & I reminded them that I have social anxiety & being around people all the time is really draining. They totally forgot about when I told them the first time a few years ago & acted like I had depression, not anxiety. They just don't get it, they both weren't an only child & have never worked at a call center. They didn't even try to get it.
Also, I know I've told them about hanging out with friends, but Mom doesn't remember. Just because she can't remember when I told her about hanging out with friends doesn't mean I don't have friends. Now when I tell her I hung out with a friend, it's not good enough.
Being told to "just get over it". That i use my anxiety as a crutch. It's all in my head.