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[quote=Anonymous][quote]another person who does not understand anxiety. You think she is just going to "wish" it away, 'try harder'. How about you try harder to be empathetic and understanding
Would be no reason for therapists if we could all 'just try harder'.  Stop being selfish[/quote]
Oh, please.  Not everyone with anxiety is like the PP who has been in therapy and working on it for 5 years, actually making a major effort to improve.  Most of the people we are talking about use their anxiety as an excuse, and never actually try  do anything about it.  I do understand anxiety a bit, as I have real physical symptoms when flying - sweating, rapid heartbeat, nausea, intestinal distress, feeling like I want to crawl out of my own skin.  I travel every couple of months and honestly, it never gets easier.  It is very uncomfortable.  But I recognize that these are just feelings and symptoms and if my little snowflake self wants to keep her job, she'll figure out a way to push through, either through medication, therapy, or white knuckling.  Some folks have anxiety that is completely debilitating, but most fall somewhere on a spectrum where they could improve if they sought help.  Point being, you can't make people change who don't want to change.
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