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To think "I have anxiety" is becoming the new 'go to' armchair diagnosis?

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ClothEaredBint · 20/06/2017 18:40

I'm saying this as someone who actually has an Anxiety Disorder, diagnosed, medicated, lived with it for 20 years and which has a serious impact on my ability to function day to day..

I seem to be spotting it being thrown out like a disclaimer for peoples neurotic behaviour on here just lately, and its really actually starting to get on my fucking nerves.

Yes, you might be anxious, it does NOT mean you HAVE Anxiety.

Anxiety is a recognised mental health disorder that seriously affects peoples ability to function, it filters into every aspect of their lives.

Claiming you 'have anxiety' when something is worrying you is as offensive to those of us who actually DO have it as saying 'a little bit OCD' when you like something done a specific way, or 'a little bit depressed' when you're a bit sad about something.

Stop it.

You're minimising a very real and very upsetting disorder that people actually suffer with.

IonaMumsnet · 20/06/2017 22:08

Evening folks. Just a reminder to please be considerate when posting about issues like this. While we don't mind a discussion, we do think it's possible to have the debate without causing offence and being derogatory. Just so you're aware, we've had to delete one post that we felt wasn't in the spirit of Mumsnet and several posters had quoted said post afterwards, so we've deleted those, too. Apologies if yours was among them. Please do feel free to post again without mentioning the deleted post.

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