Anxiety used to debilitate me. It controlled my life.
It started when I was 17, that’s when I truly realized that I was struggling with anxiety. Growing up, you realize that there are certain situations in your life that can cause you to be anxious. For me, one of those situations was when my mom left. It caused abandonment, fear, and anxiety to come creeping in.
Anxiety can really take over, and you may not realize it. Sometimes you can be just going through the motions, and anxiety is taking over your life. A month later, you can look back and realize “holy cannoli, that really just took over everything, I’m exhausted and drained.”
Anxiety for me is tripping over something that really isn’t serious until you are drained and you just can’t handle anything else.
I’ll tell you that anxiety is so debilitating to me that there have been times that I have had to pull the car over and turn the AC on full blast so that I didn’t blackout.
I struggled with anxiety a lot at 17, through my 20’s, and then even more when I had Savannah at 26. It controlled every inch of my being.
God is one of the things I find comfort and solace in. Being plugged into my higher power really helps that helpless feeling of anxiety sink away for me.
My faith is one of the keys to my mindset.
Your mind is a powerful tool, you can either allow it to control you in a negative way or in a positive way. You have to decide how you want to use that.
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