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Sickens me how society pokes fun at anxiety

daredevilfan3
daredevilfan3
Just amazes me how low people are. They poke fun of someone if they have anxiety like they can help it. Just a couple of examples of things that have been said to me in the past."Who wants to be around an insecure depressed f*ck?" "No wonder no one likes you. You're an anxiety prone little b*tch" and I have heard similar things said to other people who aren't so secure with themselves. It honestly sickens me. People think we can help we have anxiety. Well, we can't. It's a sickness that you have to fight and fight to overcome. It's battle I still haven't yet overcome. But of course they wouldn't understand that. They don't have it. People's apathy these days is just disgusting.
heatherhurts
heatherhurts
I hear you!
BonTemps
BonTemps
If someone said "You're an anxiety prone little bitch........." to me. I would say to them "You're an arrogant uninformed [stupid ] fuck. No wonder no one likes YOU. You don't want to be around anyone who treats you in a condescending way. This country has over 320 million
people . Find some friends who truly care about you and you will never hear such bullshit.
daredevilfan3
daredevilfan3
Exactly, Bontemps. Funny thing about this country having over 320 million people and yet there's barely any decent people.
southsamurai
southsamurai
The feels bro, I have them. I'm lucky that I'm a fairly big dude, most ppl don't say rude things to my face. But I still catch the snide comments when ppl think I can't hear them. They're lucky I'm Buddhist lol.
Community LeaderMid
Mid
I've said "thank you for noticing" to a couple of those nay-sayers, and it was worth seeing the looks on their faces when they realized it didn't matter to me what they thought.

I know when someone says rude, offensive and negative words, it's not my problem, it's their problem.

Of course, it hurt when I heard this from people I care about. I realized that the positive changes I am making, and will continue to make are forcing them to change their usual response and they are not prepared for the changes.

If it comes from someone who you consider important, your choices are going to be your well-being first, and what you can do to keep the important part around. Sometimes, it takes a clearing the air conversation, other times, it's a simple wave and talk to you later.

It depends on what you want most for yourself. People are going to be rude.

Best wishes.
jeffinwi
jeffinwi
the brighter side of having a problem is that you are a better person helping others who have problems as well. I sympathize with friends who have sucky relationships or OCD or whatever and won't diss them. Other people can't understand because they aren't smart enough to understand.
alltheprettyflowers
alltheprettyflowers
Well, people are just walking scum and you should never expect anything positive from them. Expect shit, and learn to treat them like shit. Dismiss them like the vile sons of bitches that they are. No need to please them or try to make them think otherwise, the bastards will go to their grave with their mindset.
bridgie101
bridgie101
That's why you should never let on to the world at large that you have anxiety, and if you are having an anxiety attack, you should hide it. It's bad enough having to suffer with it, without having the world watching and pointing and judging.

Never let on. Learn to smile and grin while you're having a full out panic attack. Whistle a happy tune and all that.
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