Here's another article I thought I would never find myself writing, again. Anxiety is a mental health problem that many people in this day and age face, yet so many of us question if it's even real. I'm here to tell you that as someone who suffers from the most general form of anxiety, it's a real struggle.

I was diagnosed with general anxiety not too long ago and I can honestly tell you that going to that psychologist and finding this out about myself was probably the best thing for me. For years I would tear myself down for being so awkward in many social situations and wondering why I was this way. I used to beat myself up about not being the most social person or not being as open as others are to meeting new people.

Don't get me wrong, some days I can be super social and outgoing but other days just the idea of having to talk to others stresses me out beyond belief. Sometimes I just want to watch How I Met Your Mother all day and not be bothered, while other days I want to be around people the entire day.

You know how most people don't constantly worry about normal things like going to the bathroom or constantly stressing about being late to things, well that's not the case for me. It's honestly the weirdest thing, but anywhere I go I always look for the bathroom so that later when I have to go I'll know where it is. I literally get stressed at the idea of getting lost trying to find the bathroom. I know, it's pretty weird but it's just the way my brain works. Oh, and don't even get me started on the late thing. I'm basically that person that gets to things a good 30 minutes early and hangs out in her car because I'm always scared I'll be late.

The stigma associated with anxiety is awful and I really wish people would stop saying it isn't a real mental illness. Just because a lot of the population is diagnosed with it, doesn't make it any less important than other mental illnesses. There are many different levels of anxiety that exist and while I may have the most general form of it, it doesn't mean that I don't struggle daily with anxiety. It's something I've struggled with for a long time and while it makes life a little harder at times, it's allowed for me to be really understanding of others mental illnesses.