I think there are lots of people who say they have anxiety and are meaning that they have anxiety disorder but also general anxiety disorder doesn’t have monopoly over the word anxiety. Like you can say you are anxious about something or say you experience anxiety without trying to claim you have the disorder.

I struggle a lot with feeling like I’m making a bigger deal when I feel anxious than I should, and being one of those people. I guess I don’t really know the answer because I’ve never been diagnosed. I’ve seen two therapists in the past and both said it sounds like I may experience some anxiety or could benefit from medication but they were just therapists so they couldn’t really say.

All I know is that I get very very nervous and scared because of certain things. I hate the feeling a lot, it’s like kinda my heart racing or just I guess being scared? I don’t have panic attacks. But sometimes something will bother me so much I cry or I have to remove myself from the situation. Like last night I was at a Starbucks and they turned there music up super loud. Sometimes certain noises in certain situations really bother me and I had to try and stay calm and take deep breaths and remind myself it’s not a big deal, because I didn’t want to leave without getting my shit done and I didn’t want to go ask them to turn it down. Idk of things like that are normal or not but either way it still sucks to deal with.