Is it normal for parents to push you to get over your anxiety?

Not if the parents are aware of the medical conditions of the child. If they do push if the child is old enough then it will be up to the child to inform the parents of the disorder and what supports they need. If the child is young they need to tell a school counsellor or someone they trust of the negative support they are recieving at home. So they may help to put support in place at home.

Mine don't believe in mental illnesses anyway, so for me? Yes, I'm sad to say it's quite normal. They'll say "It's all in your head." Yeah, that's why we call it a mental illness!

Not at all! Anxiety isn’t something that you can pressure yourself to get over! In fact it’s only going to get worse, parents should support you. I understand that they can get worried and push you to get better but anxiety is like a broken muscle you can only help it heal by doing certain things! Trying to force it to get better will only make it worse and the recovery to take longer.

In general, most parents just want the very best for their children. If they're pushing you to get over your anxiety it may be because they don't know of any other means to help you with it, or they have just never experienced it themselves. So, is it normal? In general, most definitely.

I believe that parents do sometimes do that because they have a natural tendency to care for us and as such, doesn't want us to suffer from the anxiety.

Yes. Sometimes parents just don't understand. That might think that you're making it up. Or they might want you to forget about it and be happy. They could even be trying to help you. People show that care in different ways.

Parents want the best for their children and to have an anxious child can be difficult to see. Some parents may want you to "get over it" because they don't want to see you suffer, but most likely, they just don't understand what you are going through. The best way to overcome this is to educate them on what you go through. Get pamphlets, books or include them in therapy sessions occasionally. This will not only show them what you go through but will allow them to help you work on healing yourself. They may feel what you give them is foolish at first and may even reject the idea, but be persistent in your attempts and understand them as you want to be understood. It is a growing and learning experience for all of you.

Parents naturally want their kids to be happy. This may lead them to try to push their child "out" of their anxiety, even though those with anxiety know it is not that simple. They may not go about things the right way, but in general they act with good intentions.

Never, they should be helpful and supportive, they should never force you to do anything, you need to work on your anxiety at your own pace.

It is and in the majority of cases, they will do it, because they want to help you and because they don't really know what to do else, even though they might make it worse by doing so. The only way for you to feel better and for them to be able to really help you, is to talk to them about your feelings, your worries and your needs.