making up stories for your anxiety?

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I have had anxiety for over 20 years and no one ever understood and looked at me crazy, but was diagnosed with chronic Lyme disease a couple of years ago and now I tend to blame things on that b/c that "sounds more real" to most people. I drive b/c I get dizzy and nausea due to panic, but I tell most people now that the dizzy spells from my Lyme disease cause me not to drive (which I do have dizzy spells but they have gotten better and do not cause me too many problems anymore). When I get real sick to stomach or anxious about going somewhere people just assume now that it's my Lyme disease - sometimes it is, but usually it's anxiety. I just think people can relate to a real issue easier. I once had a psychiatrist tell me after trying me on tons of different meds that my anxiety was so bad it was like I had cancer and I needed to treat it that way and so did my family and friends. Good luck with that huh?!?!

Blessings,
Leah