Sunday 24 July 2016

Things I wish I knew...

Things I wish I knew about having anxiety four years ago...
And for anyone struggling with anything right now.  


  • You are not alone, there are 100s of 1000s of people going through exactly what you're going through, always remember that and take comfort in that fact.
  • No matter how many times you explain yourself to someone not everyone will ,'get it'. That's ok though and you have to accept that. 
  • You're going to have to quickly realise as the above, not everyone will be nice about it, 'it's all in your head so that makes it not true remember'.  (Rolls eyes)  But you have to eff the haters and all that. 
  • Something that you think is the absolute worst possible thing to ever happen to you, can actually bring along with it amazingness too, I have made life long friends just from all being anxious messes. 
  • There are that many symptoms you can possibly feel, it can be difficult to keep track. But on a positive note, anxiety does not kill you! Otherwise I'd be long gone speaking from PLENTY of experience!! 
  •  It is not something you can fight off by eating oranges like a cold. In fact its much worse if you do try and fight it. Acceptance is key. 
  • Then once you have accepted it, let it be. What will be will be.
  • Always always listen to your body when it's giving you the warning signs that you need to chill the hell out and look after yourself. It's ok to need to fix your mind from time to time. 
  • There is no such thing as 'normal' so stop trying to search for whatever it is or whatever it feels like.  
  • Also you are pretty kick ass for dealing with this on a daily basis and not giving up! 

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