But then I worry they will just dismiss it all as anxiety.
Even if/when we do have anxiety, our illnesses should not be dismissed as SOLELY that,
and WE should not be dismissed.....
and we should NOT be treated, as if our anxiety is our fault and imaginary, or the cause of all our difficulties.
That we shouldn't have it. And we could get rid of it, by just wishing it was gone.
And we should not feel we must hide it, if we have anxiety, because they will then not listen to our symptoms.
And we should NOT feel guilty if we are depressed OR have anxiety.
People with other illnesses have anxiety too.
Most humans do.
If we have anxiety in addition to an illness, it is most often ,
either being caused BY the illness, or by not having the help we need with the illnesses we have,
OR, it is a NORMAL response to a confusing untreated scary illness and to the lack of proper respect, treatments, and help, and by having lost our own abilities but still expected by others, to "handle our stressors better" than we do. That would give any sensible person some anxiety!
No one would handle these stresses, perfectly.
And few could handle them with no anxiety.
Regardless what the cause of anxiety, I don't think people should be dismissed for it, or blamed for it,
or have their other ailments overlooked and left UN-investigated and untreated.
(Btw, is "UN-investigated" a proper word?
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