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You have taken a huge step by blogging about it! I encourage you to continue. Additionally, I would recommend trying to stay in situations that give you anxiety. Yes, you may fail. However, the more you do it the more confidence you will gain by trying to maintain in those situations. It will be hard. You can do it. You can't walk a mile without taking each step. I am rooting for you! Followed and Please continue to post. Putting your thoughts into words is very helpful. One step at a time!
Yes, the whole aspect of embracing your fears. There's a great tool for helping you overcome such anxiety, check out ACT, acceptance and commitment therapy.
Maybe a few inspirational videos would help:
Matthew Silver :D.
Will do! Thank you, I appreciate the advice
Thank you so much! I did debate writing this, and then debated again when it came time to post. Your encouragement means a lot. x
You are very welcome! This community is very supportive. You are in my thoughts and I look forward to hearing some of your future success stories!
One of the interesting, and scary things about life is failing at something. So many people look at it as a bad thing, something that they don't want to do. What I have found out is that failing at something means that you tried something. That's a lot better than not trying at anything. It is through failure that we learn. There are some things that you don't want to fail at, things that cause you physical damage when you fail, for instance. But beside that, what do you have to lose by failing? If you want to paint, paint. Be crappy at it, it's ok, eventually you get better and you don't fail as often. If you want to write, same thing applies. If you want to play a musical instrument, same thing applies. I've been trying to learn to play the guitar off and on for 10 years. I've failed at that a lot of times but I keep coming back to it because I keep making progress when I practice.
Failure is not the end, it's another chance to begin.
I agree with @lexicon082 ! You have taken a huge step by writing about how you feel! You're also incredibly brave and courageous. I was recently diagnosed with anxiety and just started taking medication. Sometimes it can be so easy to beat myself up and think that "everyone can function" besides me. I, too, often feel like I'm stuck in a worry cycle while everyone is blissfully ignorant.
But don't beat yourself up that way. I encourage you to find the gifts that your anxiety brings you. My anxiety makes me strong, empathetic, a hard-worker, and a deep thinker. I wonder if it has some benefits for you too. Our anxiety forces the weight of the world on our shoulders sometimes; it only makes sense that carrying that weight would give us some added strength and perspective. :)
You seem like an incredibly caring and thoughtful person, your post was really down to earth. Having anxiety requires a lot of hard work, but I know you can do it! (and by "do it" I don't mean get rid of your anxiety, but learn how to understand it and further your personal grouwth) You're right to look for support and an outlet--I hope you find the unconditional love you deserve. But also remember to love yourself. Self-love can be a beautiful thing. You are lovable and capable..don't forget it!
Thanks for posting, keep sharing your thoughts. :)
It's good to know I'm not the only one feeling this way, but I am sorry you do too. I never thought about that before, but it guess it does make me stronger and more empathetic as well. :) Thank you so much for taking the time to write to me, it does mean a lot. x
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I'm really sorry you feel that way, I've been there and it isn't a walk in the park. The most important piece of advice I could have given myself was that it's important not to become addicted to negativity. It's easy to not even notice it at first, how comforting it becomes to wallow in negativity and self doubt, and spending your days feeling sorry for yourself, once you make it to the other side for even a second, you realize how irrational you were being. Yet the difficult part is making it there.