What Anxiety Is To Me
Sweaty palms Constant elevated heart rate Constant pit in my stomach Paranoia Excessive thinking Constantly worrying Self – Doubt Lack of confidence Fear of failing Trying to please everyone The list above is just a few of the things I struggle with every day. They might not be visible to anyone else, but they are a constant in my life. Every day I have to deal with one, a few, or all of those, for lack of a better word, symptoms. When I was younger I had no idea anxiety was even a thing. I can’t remember ever hearing the word “anxiety.” I just assumed that I was the way I was and that it was normal to feel the way I did. I was well into high school when I finally realized that what I was feeling wasn’t normal at all. The degree of anxiousness I would feel would absolutely cripple me. I was having panic attacks and crying hysterically over what your average person would define as something “simple.” Throughout all the years I’ve spent in sc...