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Gym Anxiety: Update!

I was very successful at the gym today! Hooray! I got pretty lucky though because there were only a handful of people there. I was able to focus more on myself rather than focusing on all the activity going on around me.  I DID have to remind myself that no one really is paying any attention to me and that I didn't have to worry.  One thing that definitely helped me relax was having my music on. I picked an album that I knew was going to pump me up and drown out the noise of the other gym-goers!  If any of you are thinking of going to the gym, keep that in mind! Hopefully that'll help you too!  Me: 1  Anxiety: 0 Thanks for listening bloggers! Stay tuned for more advice and helpful tips.  With Love & Support, Anxiety Girl - xoxo 

Try And Try Again

Good Afternoon!  So this morning as I was having my morning coffee, I got to thinking.  My boyfriend and I have been together for 5 years and he has seen me at my worst and at my best. He has seen what my anxiety does to me and how emotionally handicapped I had been. He tells me "I understand, baby," or "I know how you feel," but in reality, he doesn't REALLY understand or REALLY know how I feel.  It's hard to make someone understand what it's like living with anxiety and you can try to explain it to someone till you are blue in the face and they still won't fully understand. There is no simple way to explain it.  Yesterday was supposed to be gym day # 3 but it didn't work out and I never went. But today I am getting ready to go. As we speak actually. My nerves are sky rocketing! My hands are clammy and heart is racing! I'm pretty much psyching myself out.  My friend, who I go with, just tells me to relax and that I'll be fine but I don...