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Originally Posted by Burning Down
It's hard to get sympathy from people (I'm not actively looking for it, this is just something that I've noticed over the years). Perhaps it's because this is such a complex thing to understand and only people who have it can fully understand what you're going through. I sometimes think that others are being judgemental towards people with anxiety, again probably because they don't understand it.
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I definitely agree.
On a similar sort of note I remember mentioning something about Depression to my uncle Steve and he said "Depression? Give me a break. I'm 50 and a mason and I never complain. They shouldn't either. 'Boo hoo my life sucks' ". He made it sound as if Depression and being depressed were the same thing. As if people with Depression seek chronic sadness to get attention. The ignorance was astounding.