Hello loves ❤
Anxiety has one goal, and it’s to destroy people. And sometimes it does.
Anxiety takes away their ability to breathe and it makes you watch as it cripples them. But sometimes it’s sneaky. Sometimes it’s destroying a person and the scariest part about it is you have no idea that it’s happening. Because sometimes anxiety isn’t always as obvious as a person gasping for air as they struggle to breathe.
Sometimes anxiety is a person simply sitting there. It’s a person staring off into space as if they’re caught up in a daydream, when in reality; they’re suffering from their own personal nightmare. Anxiety isn’t always falling apart on the outside, even when you’re shattering on the inside. It’s racing thoughts and irrational fears that clutter your brain and sink your heart. It’s nothing that can be seen unless you live inside that person’s head and nothing that can be felt unless you feel that person’s heart.
Sometimes anxiety is a person lashing out at the people they love in an unexplainable rage for no apparent reason. It’s reacting out of anger instead of rationality. It’s snapping at people when that’s the last thing you want to do. It’s regretting the harsh words you said ten minutes later. It’s the tremendous amount of guilt you feel when you realize you can never take those words back. It’s dwelling on everything small and obsessing over anything that could happen and forgetting everything that hasn’t happened. It’s asking ‘what if’ constantly and only listing the worst possible case scenarios over and over again until you convince yourself the worst possible case scenario is the only scenario that makes any sense.
Sometimes anxiety is a person feeling paranoid even when nothing’s wrong. Anxiety is running back inside the house to turn off the oven that’s already off. It’s hitting the lock on your car doors three times before you’re convinced they’re locked. It’s over analyzing every word someone said, and constantly worrying everyone hates you. It’s going over every conversation you’ve ever had and the irrational fear that at some point you must have said or done something wrong. Anxiety isn’t trusting anyone, including yourself.
Sometimes anxiety is a person who pushes love away instead of letting love comfort them. It believing you don’t deserve love and even forgetting to love yourself. It’s the fear of losing everyone around you and never feeling good enough. It’s believing moments are too good to be true and experiencing fear when everyone else around you is experiencing happiness. It’s waiting for the next thing to go wrong even when everything is right. It’s never feeling at peace, and always feeling on edge.
Sometimes anxiety isn’t seen but it’s always felt. Even in a person’s best moments, anxiety is still there. Sometimes anxiety is gasping for air, but sometimes anxiety is a person laughing. Sometimes it’s a person speaking eloquently to a large group of people. Sometimes it’s a person showing you their passion, and sometimes it’s a person creating beautiful pieces of art. Because sometimes anxiety is taking over the last person you’d expect.
Sometimes anxiety terrifies everyone around us as we gasp for air and struggle to breathe, but sometimes anxiety can look like nothing, and not even the people we love the most can tell.
And that’s why anxiety is the greatest destroyer of all.
Wherever you are in the world, have a lovely day ❤
This is exactly what i needed to read. Sometimes its so hard. I know there are days where I’m so quiet during meetings and i dont speak up that someone assumes something is wrong with me. There has also been days were i have assumed someone is talking about me when it has nothing to do with me. Anxiety sucks.
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I am happy this came to you when you needed it ❤
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Thank you – I struggle with anxiety just started to share my story hoping it will help
https://wordpress.com/posts/findingyourtrueself893771367.wordpress.com
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I shall check out your posts ❤
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Amazing. As someone who also struggles with anxiety and depression on a daily basis. It’s nice to read other people’s experiences and feelings too. Follow my blog about similar things. * everydaystruggles226038280 *
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Thank you for your kind words ❤
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Thank you. These are things I didn’t realize until this past week.
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I am so happy that this has helped you ❤
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Its true,anxiety can destroy life. It is the unseen enemy,not many noticed its presence,only the sufferer does. Its going to be a long-life battle with it. Great description and thanks for sharing! God bless you always
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Thank you for your kind words ❤
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Anxiety can control so much of your life and you don’t even notice till you’re so far down the hole but you most definitely can come back.
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YES! Nearly every thing I do is controlled by anxiety ❤
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wow this was such an amazing piece! I wrote a piece on anxiety recently but was written with a different approach. I included some tips on how I deal with it because sometimes coping with anxiety can be a lot harder than people think. I love to see the other ways people think and write about anxiety because it truly is such a broad topic that affects people in so many different ways. Your post really resonated with me. Keep up the good work!
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I would love to read the post you are suggesting, can you link it to me?
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Of course!! Here it is, I would love to hear your feedback! https://caterpillar-to-butterfly.com/2018/05/23/how-to-approach-and-deal-with-anxiety/
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Looking at it now ❤
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Would love to hear what you thought of it! 🙂
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I loved it ❤
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I’m so glad you did! Thanks for your feedback 🙂
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I love this! I feel so many of these emotions on the daily.
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I am happy you like this ❤
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Anxiety is rarely a person struggling to breath and gasping for air. It’s a daily struggle that goes on internally that most others don’t even notice.
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I completely agree with you ❤
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Truly insightful post, reblogged on divine thoughts.
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Thank you so much ❤
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I really enjoyed your blog man, good job, keep blogging.
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Thanks lots ❤
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Reblogged this on Divine Thoughts and commented:
““Anxiety is a thin stream of fear trickling through the mind. If encouraged, it cuts a channel into which all other thoughts are drained.”
Truly insightful post on anxiety.
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Thank you for re-blogging ❤
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This all hits way too close to home. I never really knew about anxiety until an acute episode I dealt with last fall. It’s really made me realize how much control it’s had over my life even when I didn’t know it was there. When I’d push people away but didn’t think it was a big deal. Never allowing people to get too close. Thank you for writing this.
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Thank you for sharing your story ❤
I am so happy to hear you're aware of things.
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I know exactly what you mean. I thought I just needed time to myself to heal, so I pushed my closest friends away. Weird the way what we need most, our brain is rejecting. So destructive.
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Thank you for understanding me ❤
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Very powerful ! Dealing with anxiety myself. It’s a horrible feeling. I do feel like I’m worth something every time i get over an anxiety attack 😊
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Thank you for your kind words ❤
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That was so true and powerful. I tried to write about anxiety and honestly it helps. I don’t know if you’re the same?
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YES! I agree with you – speaking about it, writing about it, journalling about it, blogging about it helps 🙂
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beautiful. thank you
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Hey it’s beautifully created. I too tried a bit on this Anxiety. Though I am a beginner version but still you may like it
https://wordovation.in/ready-to-get-rid-of-aaanxiety-attack/
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I will have a look at this post ❤
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Thank you so much
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You’re welcome ❤
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I can relate. It’s a hard thing to live with.
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I am so happy to hear you can relate ❤
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Wow, great post!
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Thaaaaaaaaaanks ❤
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Amazing. You captured my mind.
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I am so happy to hear that ❤
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Thank you for posting such a well written description of what us anxiety sufferers go through. It’s so hard to explain to others.
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You’re most welcome – It’s good for others to see the world how we see it 🙂
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the worse thing about anxiety is when the people we love expect us to always be calm, but when something is bothering us they act like we shouldn’t be acting that way
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I completely agree with you ❤
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Love this! Glad I found this post! Having anxiety is a real struggle & we shouldn’t be ashamed of it! Stay strong 👍🏻❣️
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I am so happy to hear you loved it ❤
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This is such a beautifully written post! My brother suffers from anxiety and when he first told me I didn’t believe him. I really just thought he was being rude, or extremely shy. I’ve since taken the time to educate myself and your words bring all of what I’ve read together concisely. Isaiah 41:10 says, “Do not be afraid, for I am with you.Do not be anxious, for I am your God. I will fortify you, yes, I will help you, I will really hold on to you with my right hand of righteousness.” I look forward to the time when anxiety, depression and many other issues are gone in God’s Kingdom. However, until that time comes, as a person on the outside looking in, I’ll be sure to be more patient and understanding. Thank you for painting a clear picture of those experiencing anxiety.
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Thank you for your kind words ❤ It's hard to understand peoples anxiety bc it is CHAOS inside their mind (Speaking for myself)
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Great Article, Do check my anxiety related blogs too!!
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Thanks – I will have a look at your blogs ❤
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nice article!!
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Thank you ❤
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Reblogged this on NANA G SMITH and commented:
Great article. Points out awareness of anxiety, which has so many faces and expresses itself in many, sometimes hidden ways.
Please read.
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Bless ❤ Thank you for re-blogging ❤
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I love this so much, I struggle with anxiety at the moment – very relatable! x
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I am so happy that you loved this blog as well as relating to this ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
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Great post! It’s great to raise more awareness of this terrible illness.
I’ve also written a blog about anxiety and depression:
http://loveatfirstswipe.online/2018/04/07/anxiety-and-depression-what-triggers-these-disorders-and-how-do-you-keep-them-at-bay/
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Bless, thank you so much ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I will read your blog post shortly.
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Great post!
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Thanks ❤
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This is very touching and a lovely post to read! I struggle with anxiety so this was personally quite comforting
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Thank you for your kind words ❤
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Really well and beautifully said ❤️
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Thank you ❤
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You have managed to explain anxiety and its struggles so well. Brilliant post!
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Bless you – Thank you so much ❤
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This really helped thankyou so much !💗💗
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I am so happy this helped ❤
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Thank you for reblogging ❤
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I really needed this. My anxiety can sometimes get the best of me and make me feel alienated. It is hard to put it into words for people who do not experience it. People often confuse anxiety with nervousness and might belittle it, but anxiety is a very serious issue. My anxiety can be so nonsensical, from me crying in the car because I am sure that I will get in a wreck and explode and die to me being unable to throw away a tissue in a classroom. Anxiety can take so many different forms and this display of the different mediums anxiety can travel through was extremely insightful. Great writing, great article. This helped me in ways I can’t describe.
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I completely understand where you are coming from ❤
Bless your kind hearted soul ❤
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Great post, this is my newest post that includes the realities of pushing forward towards our dreams and aspirations along with some great quotes and words or motivation.
https://crazybeautifulblogs.wordpress.com/2018/04/05/shooting-for-the-stars/
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Thank you – I will be sure to check it out ❤
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I love how you wrote this & of course you sharing it is amazing. I have suffered with anxiety practically since i was a little girl and its one hell of a thing to deal with. I would find my self dazing off wishing about being someone else or wishing i didn’t stress as much as i did, i couldn’t understand why i was almost feeling like i was drowning on a daily. so happy i came across this it was so beautiful & helpful to read knowing I’m not the only one.
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Thank you for your kind words ❤
I can promise you, you are not alone! And, that is what this blog is about, sharing that we are not alone throughout this journey 🙂
I can assure you there is light at the end of the tunnel ❤
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Whew! Girl, I am right there with you!
Praise God for His bringing us back…
and loving us the whole time we checked out! ❤
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Fantastic post. So true – I can relate to everything you have written.
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Thank you so much for your kind words ❤
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Damn this was so spot on. I don’t think many people really understand the different ways anxiety manifests itself. Good work changing that xo
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Yes, I agree with you – A lot of people do not understand what we go through on a daily basis.
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You have this totally right…..nuff said. Beautiful.
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Thank you for your kind words ❤
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Pushing love away… wow, is that oh so true! This post is spot on!
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Thank you for your understanding, sometimes its hard for me to share the way I feel bc I do not know if I am alone in this world 😦
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The best part about sharing though is finding out that your not alone!
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This is true ❤
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Great post, I can totally relate. I have struggled with anxiety a big part of my life as well…
The last time it was starting to get the better of me, I visited a therapist. She told me something that I believe has helped me ever since.
Anxiety acts as our body’s alarm system: It is there to warn us when our mind believes something is wrong. Now, sometimes the alarm system may be broken, or may go off to easily, but the purpose remains…
This has helped me to think that anxiety is not some kind of a curse I have had the misfortune to have, it is something with a purpose in our system, and although it may malfunction at times or overexaggerate, we should try to acknowledge it and accept it rather than hate ourselves for it.. 🙂
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This is a very interesting way to describe anxiety. I love it.
I, too, have seen a therapist a number of years ago to get a better understanding of my own anxiety issues. Reading your therapist’s explanation reminded me of the analogy that I was given:
Imagine that your brain is a cup. It is completely normal and expected to have stress at any point in your life, so let’s say that ‘normally’, a cup would be half-full when holding on to daily stress factors. Now, someone who suffers with anxiety in their life is different. A ‘normal’ cup is, let’s say for example, 3/4 full when handling daily stress. It takes a lot less of extra stress for someone who deals with anxiety on a daily basis to overflow. These overflows are when anxiety attacks start to occur.
That explanation was the first building block I needed to begin my journey to start gaining control over my anxiety.
You also made a VERY important point…acknowledging and accepting your anxiety. Remaining fearful and hateful of your anxiety and the symptoms it forces on you, only strengthens the grip it has on you.
Have a great day! God bless!
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Thank you for your lengthly comment.
I appreciate the time you took behind this ❤
I love the way you've described this. I love this. I would love to look at anxiety this way.
Acknowledging & accepting was VERY hard for me. It did take me a while, this was not an over night process.
But, I have gotten there. I cannot get rid of it. I need to accept that. I need to live with it. & I need to acknowledge this lifestyle & live with it.
The more anger I held within the more I feel suffocated ❤
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Thank you for taking interest in my comment 😀 This, too, is another great way to see it… Analogies are always so helpful, they really allow you to get a grasp on the problem and materialize it…. Yes, I believe a big isuue with our anxiety, and an issue that is often not regarded as well, is the fact that we resent it so much… We live in a society where it is almost shameful, people keep reminding you how bad it is, how you must stop it, that it is harming your health, though they never tell you how… Everything that exists exists for a matter, so I believe the solution will come if we start learning to utilize it and harness it, rather than trying to dismiss it completely. Have a great day as well and always stay positive ❤
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You’re welcome ❤
I could not agree with you more here, you have hit the nail on the head.
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I am so happy you can relate & I am not alone here.
I love this! I am honestly going to remember this forever. I love that it’s been like such a great way for you to positive-think your way through this.
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Hahah thank you ❤ Posts like these make me glad I have found this platform so we can share our views on topics we struggle with more & overcome them together.. 🙂 Stay strong… 🙂
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I am so happy you feel that way ❤
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Great read thank you. I suffer from a severe anxiety disorder which has already destroyed so much in my life.
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I am so happy that this was a good read for you. Thank you so much 😍😍😍
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Anxiety is hard to understand if you haven’t experienced it.
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Exactly right, some will say we are over exaggerating or some will tell us to get over it. It’s hard to share what we are feeling & others wouldn’t understand 😍
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Anxiety is so to explain but you have managed to that beautifully in this post 🙂
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Thank you for these kind words. 🙏🏽💘
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Omg you just have written what anxiety is. Beautiful written post ❤ Anxiety is a demon but we can beath it even though it’s hard. Sometimes people don’t understand you because they aren’t feeling your intense feelings.
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I completely understand what you mean ❤️ I can relate.
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This is great. The “Sometimes anxiety is a person simply sitting there” part is so true for me. I feel that I can often come off as standoffish or rude when I really just can’t find anything to say and am going through worlds of self doubt in my mind for no reason at all. It’s a struggle that I’m slowly working through.
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I completely understand where you’re coming from.
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How true…it is pure hell…
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Yes, that is correct.
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