Anxiety disorder leaves parts of life in limbo for author Samantha Schutz

But her commitment to therapy and willingness to try new medications to stave off panic attacks gives her ever-increasing control. In the last few years, whenever I tried to talk about my experiences with an anxiety disorder, I ran into the same problem. I couldn't describe myself as having an anxiety disorder because I'd gone months without having a panic attack. And I couldn't say I used to have an anxiety disorder because I still felt its effects.

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