Hey, I just want to talk about my issues and ask any of you if you can relate with how your anxiety is perceived by your family and friends. I have been diagnosed with an anxiety disorder a few years ago. I have been in a few therapies somewhat related to my anxiety since I was 15. I am now 28. For the last few months, I have been in therapy specifically for my anxiety. It is mostly due to the fact that a personal hardship I was going through triggered a hypochondria crisis. Anyway, when I speak to my therapist, I discuss my feelings and I express my thoughts thorougly. Since she validates my feelings and thoughts, I realize I should not be ashamed of them and that they are normal. However, I now realize that when I feel deeply sad and I want to confide, I can't do it with my family or my friends. They see it as me complaining, being melancholic and just not strong enough. In my mother's case, I understand how she feels because she has been dealing with me complaining about feeling sad every now and then for a long time. Anyway, almost all of them think I should get over these feeling and see the positives. However, lately, I have gone through personal and professional hardships. After dealing with many of these issues and being self-reliant, I have grown very tired emotionally and I just cannot self-soothe anymore all the time. When I am on my period, I am also much sadder and I just have a harder time seeing the positives. I just want someone who is not my therapist to empathize me with me and listen at least without making me feel judged and without getting frustrated themselves.