Her experience has resonated with a lot of people. That's no surprise given that anxiety disorders are the most common mental health issue in our country; they affect 40 million American adults. A panic attack can be a symptom of generalised anxiety disorder, but experiencing them regularly is what's known as panic disorder; this affects about 6% of the U.S. alone.Yet Smith points out that despite the large number of people dealing with these issues, stigma and myths still swirl around the topic of mental illness in general. "I'm so sick of the fact that it's 2016 and there is still so much stigma around mental health. It disgusts me that so many people are so uneducated and judgmental over the topic," she writes.Read her post in full below.