To begin, i have been DIAGNOSED with GAD, as well as depression, and panic disorder. 

As the title says, nothing, and i repeat, NOTHING bugs me more than a mentally healthy person claiming to have anxiety. Acting like it’s some sort of trend, or cool thing to have. Ive seen this in my daily life, as well as the internet. I can’t even scroll tik-tok without seeing some kid claiming to have anxiety. They literally will sit in their rooms, record themselves crying and tell the internet it’s due to a mental illness and getting 4 million likes. It’s what gets the views i guess, mental illness is the new wave. 

I’m not going to sit here and pretend i know what they go through off camera, but when you record and post videos of yourself spazzing out, pulling chunks of hair from your head because you’re listening to a certain frequency, i have to believe you’re either putting on a show or absolutely insane. 

i am 19 years old, and i spent an entire year of my life having 3 to 4 DAILY panic attacks. (give or take depending on the day, not completely accurate.) i spent an entire year getting around 3 or less hours of sleep per night because i thought i was dying in my sleep. i spent an entire year LIVING inside of my fight or flight mode, thinking death was around every single fucking turn, no matter how innocent a situation. i spent an entire year in hell, tormented by my own brain, and to see this become some sort of fucking trend? it’s just disrespectful..

i just don’t get it