ADAA Story of Triumph: Anxiety = Taboo

[ADAATeamRachel]

"Walking up the stairs I approached the sky lounge. I was nervous, palms sweaty, fingers tingling, mind racing with a million negative thoughts, body feeling tense and out of place. I'm terrified to get on the plane."

Stephanie's anxiety only got worse when she received a call that her son was sick and she began to have a panic attack. After this incident, she began to do research and discovered that anxiety is very prevalent and that she had family members who also suffer from anxiety.

Stephanie shares her experience to raise awareness about anxiety and panic attacks and to #breakthestigma around mental health. Anyone could be silently suffering.

*Trigger Warning: the story mentions throw-up*

Read Stephanie's story here: adaa.org/living-with-anxiet...