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Anxiety & Me

Unbreakable Queen

I was asked recently “what does your anxiety feel like” and frankly it took me sometime to be able to come up with a answer. Most times I am extremely good at not showing signs of it to the outside world around me but lately everything is becoming too much but not to the point that I am doubting my ability to handle it all though. Reason being that I have dealt with anxiety all through out my life and similar to the views of evolution I have been able to adapt to my current surrounding because of how I was able to handle it in the past. For myself I came to realize that I can no longer complain about my anxiety holding me back because I had to acknowledge the fact that if my anxiety was holding me back from anything I was the one who allowed it to have taken place. Many think when I speak like this 👆I am being too hard on myself but in reality I am just being honest. Having a mental illness doesn’t make you any less than anyone one else, it just means you have to try a little bit harder then the individuals who do not.

We can still hold down stable careers, have long lasting relationships, become wonderful parents, have our own businesses, and most importantly be valuable individuals of society. The only difference is that we just have to work a tad bit harder for it but we are no different from others because everyone has areas that they have to work harder in, just saying. It took me a long time to be open about my depression and anxiety because I didn’t want anyone to see me as a charity case, someone who is seeking sympathy from others, or worse use it against me whenever the person sees it as necessary. Moving forward to now, I am actually comfortable speaking about my diagnosis because I have taught myself to not allow it to define who I am as a person. Each accomplishment I achieve is the majority of what define the makings of me whether its big or small. I rather celebrate what has worked in my favor vs. what has not because the type of person I am giving up all together is not in my spirit. Life is not setup to be easy but it is setup to be a challenge and who doesn’t like challenges/beating the odds? Don’t allow anyone to tell you that the smallest of achievements do not matter because in reality each one do.

My anxiety tries to fool me into not trying to do anything that I set out to. The fear of the unknown weighs me down and mostly I would want to curl up into a ball and hide out until the feeling has passed. I do have certain triggers but thanks to help from professionals as well as close friends throughout the years managing my anxiety has became easier. In the far past those triggers would leave me paralyze for weeks but now the majority of the time I can push those triggers to the back of my mind and move pass the feeling. Being able to do that in itself is a major accomplishment that I am proud of.

The reason for this particular post is to tell everyone to do not just celebrate your biggest accomplishments because the tiniest of them matter as well. You can help your mind to stop focusing on their sizes and shift it to focus solely on the fact that you have accomplished another task in life whether it was on your list or not.

Published by Unbreakable Queen

What can I say about myself? I spent a lot of my life in a shell afraid to come out and see what the world can really offer me. Today, I am proud enough to allow my life lessons to help others. So if you are having difficulties with Depression, wanting to run away from everything, tired of constantly getting hurt, have a huge misunderstanding of the things life keep placing in your path, feel hopeless about your future, or maybe just wish life would give you a break already...I created my blog just for you.

25 thoughts on “Anxiety & Me”

  1. I can absolutely relate to this post. I have bipolar and anxiety. It sometimes leaves me crippling for days and it’s very frustrating. I see myself as highly functional – most days. I am married, have kids and a job. You are brave. Thanks for sharing 🌹

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  2. Reblogged this on Trophy Of Grace and commented:
    Great post! Love her heart and honesty. “The reason for this particular post is to tell everyone to do not just celebrate your biggest accomplishments because the tiniest of them matter as well. You can help your mind to stop focusing on their sizes and shift it to focus solely on the fact that you have accomplished another task in life whether it was on your list or not.“

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  6. We at Stardust Nomad stan a strong Queen!!! Your journey is beautiful and as time goes will get more better. Your outlook on anxiety and life as a whole is fantastic. Thank you for inspiring me and many others. 💚

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  8. Amazing post. I think that accepting your anxiety is part of recovery and success in life. Personally, I’ve always tried to disassociate myself from it, but this usually ends making the anxiousness worse. Definitely inspiring.
    If you have the time, you can look at my own struggle with anxiety: https://ayeshaquadri.wordpress.com/2019/03/04/my-own-anxiety-story/
    I also wanted to ask you if you had any advice for new bloggers? I can use all the help lol.
    Anyway, thank you for sharing your post and taking the time to read this. Have a wonderful day.

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    1. Forgive me for the late reply and I will most certainly check it out. My advice to anyone (including myself) is to be your authentic self and understand that no one person is the same but we all have similarities to one another. That’s my reason for blogging and maybe in a way for yours too. Hope that helps in a way.

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