I opened up to my mom about my anxiety disorder. I even printed out NAMI sheets she could read. Her response:

"There's no such thing as anxiety disorders. Everyone experiences anxiety once in awhile!"

Thanks mom. Sigh.

Do most people have crippling anxiety that prevents them from doing things? I didn't think so. If she would have said my bipolar wasn't real because, "Everyone experiences mood swings." I think I would have lost my ****!!!