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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There's a lot of shades of gray between being nervous about giving a speech and crippling anxiety, btw.

Lots of people have interrupted sleep, interrupted work, interrupted relationships and various dosing of anxiety meds and none of these people have "crippling anxiety"

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Right? I could barely sleep for several weeks, right before Thanksgiving until after the inauguration. If you COULD sleep well with literally a 9/11 death count happening in America every day from a pandemic, AND an attack on the Capitol, AND the final cruel shots from the last administration, I wonder at your sanity. [/quote]

I’m sorry you felt that way. Most people were aware and concerned and also able to sleep and function normally. Your comment is the type of “anxiety is normal” culture OP is asking about. Reacting that strongly, for weeks of months is not normal. Implying that people who can cope and function inspite of stressful news must be less informed or less “sane” than you is your defense mechanism to justify that you are struggling. It’s ok to struggle and to need help, but it is not ok to lash out at people who are coping and functioning without help.  [/quote]

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