Does being diagnosed with anxiety ruin your life?

Not always. At times, it may even help you because you may find the interest to learn more about life and what you can do. You as well become someone more unique. Not a freak but it adds a new sense of individuality.

Yes. i thought my life was over when i was told and i have panic attacks every hour of the day but i try and stay positive.

Not at all. It was better because I finally got to know what was going on inside my brain, and I understood what to do.

Absolutely not! (Though I can understand why you might think so!) There can be a period of acceptance, which can be however long or short (mine was five years!) where you come to terms with anxiety and how it affects you. This is the first step. What was helpful for me was googling anxiety--there are a lot of resources out there! You can also keep track of your anxiety and perhaps notice patterns with certain people or activities that may overwhelm you more than others. You can try different coping mechanisms and see what works for you! The main key, though, is acceptance. Yes, you have been diagnosed with anxiety. No, it is not ideal. But you can learn to take care of yourself and have a life that you love!

Absolutely not. Accepting the diagnosis is hard, but that doesn't mean your life is ruined. Being anxious doesn't mean you're a loser, it just means that you'll have to work harder and that you're so strong to be able to go through it.

It doesn't, actually. I have GAD (general anxiety disorder) and I mean, some days are harder than others, but once you see that at least somone cares, it helps a lot! So, no, it doesn't ruin your life. And you ever feel like it does, we're here to listen. :)

No, if anything it helped me make sense of things. A diagnosis can offer relief, and explanation, clarity. But once you're diagnosed, it does kinda take over your life since no matter how people tell you "don't let your mental illness define you!" you start realising it impacts every part of your life and if it doesn't define you, it defines your life. But if you get misdiagnosed or you just have a shitty therapist or your friends and family just happen to be really mean to mentally ill people, then the diagnosis just sucks.

No. It can cause a stigma to have that diagnosis, sure, but I doubt many people will judge you for it since it's such a common condition. If anything, being diagnosed with anxiety can help you understand what's happening to you and lead you to find ways to help the symptoms you're facing.

No, but you have to be careful not to give yourself over to that label and let it take over your life. Maybe a better perspective after the diagnosis would be to think, "okay, so the doctor confirmed that i deal with anxiety. This gives me more resources and knowledge to better understand myself, and therefore more power to overcome it."

Absolutely not! A diagnoses only gives a formal name to what you are already experiencing. And being equipped with that knowledge of yourself, you can begin to address the problem.