I was just chatting online with my mom. I was already feeling anxious because I have a deadline today, and she said something that made my anxiety worse. (I'm stuck in the anxiety-feeds-depresssion vicious cycle.) I told her we needed to stop talking about that subject because I was going to have an anxiety attack, and she responded with "Don't let anxiety beat you."

I hate that thought--like anxiety and depression are a "game" you can win. Like if I only tried harder, I could get rid of it. She's known I've had these disorders for years, and I can't believe how ignorant she still is.

Do people say stuff like that to you?