I believe that, the problem is people don't think of "Anxiety" as a mental illness. They think it's somebody who just isn't strong enough to deal with their problems and its a way to get out of having to do things because it "makes them nervous". My husband thinks I "do" this (have anxiety attacks) to get out of having to do things. I try to explain to him how this feels and that I have no choice in when this happens and he doesn't understand. Anxiety isn't talked about enough in the public for people to know how serious this can be. My brother calls them my "freak outs" which totally makes me feel like even less of a person than I feel now. Some days I just want to go away.
Fact: One in five Canadians have a mental health problem at some point in their lives.
