How do you deal with people that say "anxiety is an excuse"? I would
never dream of using it as an excuse. It's a dibilitating illness
that interrupts everyday life to say that someone would use it as an
excuse to get out of doing something is aweful. There is a person
very close to me that believes this. It hurts when they don't believe
that this is a real issue, they sort of laugh at it like I stepped in
a puddle or something. I feel so lost because this person is my
confidant. I suppose that i will have to find someone else to confide
in, which is hard when you have trusted the same person for six years.

Any suggestions on how to get this person to realize what I am going
through?