If there’s one thing I know, it’s that it’s been a major work in progress for me right now. ⁣
Some days I do amazing.⁣
Other days… complete trainwreck. ⁣
Panic for no reason (or a thousand reasons), inability to focus, tears, worry… if you’ve struggled with anxiety before you know the drill. ⁣
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𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘦 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘯𝘰𝘸. ⁣
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𝐈’𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐭. ⁣
If I’m anxious, I own it. I accept that it’s tough right now, and give myself some grace for feeling a little crazed during this time. ⁣
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𝐈 𝐚𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐭. ⁣
It can be so easy to isolate and keep my feelings bottled in, but I am trying to push myself to admit that I am having a tough time when I am. ⁣
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𝐈 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞. ⁣
Whether it’s getting up and walking around my house, going for a walk with Sophie or forcing myself to workout (even though it’s usually the LAST thing I feel like doing), it never fails to break up my anxiety and put me in a better headspace. ⁣
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𝐈 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐲 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐲 𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐚 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤. ⁣
I’ve always been really good at staying as busy as possible to distract myself from my anxiety and yes, that has been helping a ton, BUT I’m also finding the opposite is necessary sometimes too. This means allowing myself to take a break when I normally wouldn’t; sitting outside and soaking up some sunshine or getting off of my phone and shutting down my laptop for a bit. ⁣
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And most importantly, 𝐈 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐢𝐭 and create as much normalcy, routine, and consistency as I can. ⁣
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Anxiety is forever going to be a struggle for me but, the more I learn to understand it, manage it, and accept it, the easier it can be to tackle one day a time, and that’s literally what I’m doing right now. ⁣
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𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞. ⁣
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