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Originally Posted by Ozisl
And coughing is not a cold. Drinking alcohol is not alcoholism.
Most anxiety diagnoses are clearly called "disorders" instead of "disease" specifically because of this. For some people, anxiety can be very really disabling, and can be treated by medication and cognitive therapy.
One of the tenants of most groups I've been in is to not judge anyone's suffering as less or different than yourself.
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Thank you Ozisl.
I'm less than thrilled when someone suggests my anxiety, which has caused me to try to jump out of moving cars and created a fear of taking showers, is simply because I don't know how to handle daily stress.
If only it was so easy....