17 Times The Internet Got Real About Anxiety

Some people just get it.

Those with anxiety disorder are often isolated because of their condition (as if the debilitating emotional and physical symptoms weren't enough). The stigma surrounding anxiety issues is real: Only 25 percent of people with mental health conditions feel like others are understanding about their disorder, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

When it comes to mental health, knowledge is power -- for everyone. Luckily, the Internet is here to explain the plight of anxiety for those who don't get what the disorder feels like. Check out their accurate descriptions of what it's like dealing with the condition below:

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when you're having a good day and your anxiety is just like ha ha here I come
— brat (@mariasirens) February 20, 2016

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http://melodytruong.tumblr.com/post/120003738155/oddly-romantic-anxiety-ok-but-what-if-me

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http://vexingly-verbose.tumblr.com/post/114631358352/stablevertigo-what-i-mean-when-i-say-i-cant-do

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anxiety is like being thrown into a 10 foot deep pool with a ton of bricks tied to your legs and trying to swim up to breathe.
— Damn Depression (@BeyondBrokenDep) March 21, 2016

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when u feel ur anxiety start to come on pic.twitter.com/87WkzK0gDe
— ur dad (@fieriwap) March 20, 2016

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me: what can possibly go wrong
anxiety: im glad you asked
— ️ (@CuteiMessages) March 20, 2016

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How is it I simultaneously live in a state of extreme anxiety and worry but also being like "lol, whatever" at everything omg
— Sarah Andersen (@SarahCAndersen) March 23, 2016

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Me: Wow I'm genuinely happy and life is going well and I haven't had an anxiety attack in a really long time

Brain: pic.twitter.com/HVKKM7u4DF
— Rebecca Brennan (@rebrennan23) March 23, 2016

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http://the-caroliner.tumblr.com/post/141541546266/my-cycle-of-anxiety-goes-really-hot-and

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i wouldn't call it anxiety so much as you can't prove i'm not dying right now
— so sad today (@sosadtoday) March 19, 2016

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What anxiety feels like. pic.twitter.com/2ZAgzHVtm4
— Psychological Facts (@Factsionary) March 19, 2016

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In the entire history of anxiety worldwide, telling someone to calm down has worked zero times.
— Mary Karr, Author (@marykarrlit) March 18, 2016

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http://cheezely123.tumblr.com/post/108718465483/being-shy-and-having-anxiety-are-the-same-thing

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how do i uninstall anxiety
— common band girl (@commonbandgirl) March 17, 2016

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The problem with coping with anxiety or depression is that not coping is the main actual symptom.
— Matt Haig (@matthaig1) March 16, 2016

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http://reversingyourpolarity.tumblr.com/post/91377154734/anxiety-is-like-perpetually-hearing-the-bossenemy

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Anxiety: making it impossible to tell the difference between a minor problem and a catastrophe since the development of the frontal lobe!
— Mara Wilson (@MaraWritesStuff) July 27, 2015

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