Is anxiety something you can just "snap out of"? Like, is it more mind over matter? For example, whenever I talk to my friends or family about my "anxiety problem" they say "Everyone has anxiety, just get over it." my sister says "Just stop it." and my dad says "Grow up." or "It's time to grow up." They mean well, and they also have had anxiety issues in their past and probably still do, but somehow they manage and rarely ever bring it up themselves.
So I'm just wondering, is anxiety something that we basically blow out of proportion and sell ourselves into the idea of having an anxiety disorder. Is it something that can just be snapped out of and get over it and as my dad puts it, "grow up"?
Some people think anxiety is like a crutch, and just imagining how blissful life could be without an anxiety problem really makes a world of a difference.
But is it really possible to just "get over it" and move on, and not give so much thought to anxiety or not put so much emotional stock into anxiety? I'm trying to understand how other people just have no issues with anxiety, when it has been such a hurdle for me in the past.
Do they just not think about it? Do they have bigger things to worry about and anxiety isn't one of them? Do they just go about their lives not even thinking about anxiety? Can people with anxiety just snap out of it and stop it?