Hi I’m new here. I don’t suffer from anxiety, but I recently remembered something related to anxiety that really bothered me, and I’m curious about what you guys all think. 

My high school teacher was talking about how her middle school-aged daughter began to have panic attacks and anxiety issues, sometimes before leaving for school. Being a teacher herself I suppose, she basically just told her daughter to “suck it up” and take her to school regardless. 

My teacher said her daughter eventually stopped having panic attacks, and she sounded proud of the fact that all her daughter needed was a little push/encouragement to toughen up.

I know I probably don’t have the full context, and I know every parent is different and know their children better than a stranger, but I couldn’t help but be bothered by the way she handled her daughter’s anxiety? All of my other classmates laughed at the way she described telling her kid to toughen up, but I feel like even if I eventually overcame anxiety, I’d still feel hurt that my parent didn’t support me when I was suffering from them. What do you all think?