Ill show you mine if you show me yours <| sep |> I remember when my anxiety struck . January 2014 . I don ' t know what happened , but suddenly I couldn ' t cope with anything . Everything was frightening , and I was afraid to be around people , even people I loved . I felt numb . I felt disgusted with life . I felt tired . And I also felt embarrassed . I was embarrassed to tell my family , because it would be like saying , Hey , you know how I ' m hyperactive and energetic ? Turns out I was crazy all along . Don ' t act so surprised . Tell your family . At least tell one person you really trust , and explain what ' s going on . And definitely seek therapy . A few months of therapy put me back on the right track . I ' m actually thinking of going back because I ' m finding it harder to manage my emotions at the moment . But that ' s okay . Asking for help is the hardest step . But once you do , it ' s a huge relief to find that people understand , still love you , and are willing to help .