Originally Posted by
redladyslipper 
Some people literally cannot function when they have bad anxiety or depression. It can be just as debilitating as a real physical condition.
Heck at one point I could not even use the telephone let alone go out and deal with people and I was not even drinking or using anything.
It was definitely a real condition. I eventually got on some sort medication but not before I was involuntarily committed to a mental hospital after I did start drinking and showed signs to my family I might be a danger to myself or others.