Anxiety disorders are often met with negative prejudices. Admiringly, more and more people who suffer from chronic anxiety have become brave enough to educate us and help us understand how psychologically and socially crippling their condition can be.
The Mighty recently asked their readers (who live with anxiety) what they want to tell their friends and loved ones about their anxiety. Their answers are eye-opening.
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Thanks to these people, the social stigma associated with anxiety and other related mental health issues will hopefully shatter in time. Through their courage, we will know how to better show our support to the people we love who suffer from anxiety disorder.