Walking around with the perennial dark cloud of anxiety disorder can bring anyone down.  I'd say it would be unusual if anxiety sufferers didn't feel bummed about their condition from time to time.  However, the slippery slope of self pity is a mental trap that will not only make it more difficult to recover from episodes of anxiety but it also perpetuates the hated thoughts and feelings you endure on a daily basis. To acknowledge that anxiety sucks is one thing, it is another thing altogether to let this realization permeate your bones and