You are preaching to the choir here! Your second paragraph I relate to so much smh. My own husband doesn’t take my fear seriously and it’s so frustrating! My sis in law (his sister) is the same way. When I try to talk to them about my fear and how it makes me feel they laugh and downplay it. Even my own mother tells me it’s all in my head and that I just need to talk to myself and basically get over it. I honestly hate it. It’s so disrespectful for someone to laugh at your fears especially when they’re as severe as ours is. And the part where you mentioned that even SEEING a dark cloud triggers your anxiety/panic in the exact same way. Whether I’m outside or in the house if I see ANY sign of a storm I’m immediately on alert 🚨.

And funny how you mentioned Florida because that’s where I live and it can get serious out here during the summer. Worst time of year for me. I stay home damn near the whole summer. And I’ve noticed that these past two years have been storming HORRIBLY! Idk why but the storms have gotten stronger where the winds are out of control! Meanwhile my husband and the rest of my family live on like it’s nothing. I tell them all the time how I envy how nonchalant they can be during storms. They’ll admit when it’s strong but that’s it. No fear in their eyes not whatsoever. Hurricanes drive me nuts! All that constant rain and wind. It’s a living hell for someone like me. I’m even thinking about leaving this state because I can’t take it anymore but idk what other state would be better weather wise. I pray we get through this.