S/O: Anxiety
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I believe that other poster simply meant anxiety is a mental illness, opposed to a physical I’ll mess like, say, cancer. That’s how I interpreted it.
- morgan
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Experiencing occasional anxiety is normal and not a genuine illness. Irrational and disabling anxiety can be diagnosed as an anxiety disorder (GAD, panic disorders, social anxiety disorder, etc). These are genuine illnesses. I think some people don't understand the difference between "normal" anxiety, i.e., I experienced anxiety at my daughter's wedding, with the debilitating nature of a true anxiety disorder.
For a description of anxiety disorders:
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/cond ... y-disorder
For a description of anxiety disorders:
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/cond ... y-disorder
- MonarchMom
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"Anxiety" is an umbrella term for several diagnosis - most of which have both physical and behavioral manifestations, and strong genetic links. I have no idea why people would not consider them a "genuine illness" since they can be incapacitating.
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- Regent
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As someone who has an anxiety disorder, I know it is a genuine illness. I think people are just ignorant when it comes to mental illnesses for the most part. I know I was before I started having panic attacks.
But it’s classified as a mental illness.
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- Lexy
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AgreeMommy_jules wrote: ↑Sat Mar 09, 2019 12:46 pmIn my experience when people make it a point to differentiate between mental and physical illnesses, they are being dismissive of mental illnesses.