According to google, Anxiety disorder is defined “as a nervous disorder characterized by a state of excessive uneasiness and apprehension, typically with compulsive behavior or panic attacks.” SO many people through anxiety around like it’s nothing, or honestly thinking it’s nothing but let me tell you, when you’re an individual who actually lives with it, it’s a whole different story.

Anxiety is not just being nervous. Anxiety is so much more than “nervousness”. Yes, you are nervous, but almost to an excessive amount.

Anxiety is not just thinking you’re going to fail. It’s literally believing you are not good and you will fail.

Anxiety is not just over-thinking. It’s obsessing about what people think about you until you come to conclusion they don’t like you and you distance yourself. When in reality you are wrong. Very wrong.

Anxiety is not just lacking confidence. It’s literally a little voice telling you that you’re ugly or dumb, all the time.

Anxiety is not just excessive worrying. It’s constantly wondering if you turned your straightener off and not being able to focus on anything else.

Anxiety is NOT just a word to through around like it’s nothing. Anxiety is not something to laugh about or judge someone based on. Anxiety is a really problem, that real people have. People who are beautiful, and smart. People who are kind and caring. It is something that literally destroys some. A terrible disease that you can’t “just turn off”. Anxiety is a problem that is hard to solve. Especially on your own. If you know someone with anxiety I challenge you to learn more about it. Learn more about their personal fight with it. I challenge you to be a support and a guide to help them handle this battle.