60 Ways Anxiety Has Effected Me
I was born with a curse. Anxiety.
wor·ry
way to anxiety or unease; allow one's mind to dwell on difficulty or troubles.
anx·i·e·ty
a feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease, typically about an imminent event or something with an uncertain outcome.
Worry is something that we can typically control, and it can be over come. But anxiety, at least in my eyes, is worrying excessively over something that others would not think anything of.
I was diagnosed with Panic Disorder (a psychiatric disorder in which debilitating anxiety and fear arise frequently and without reasonable cause), Major Depression and possibly Bipolar Disorder within the last year, but I have been battling with anxiety since I was 14 years old.
These disorders have taken a lot from me, and they have effected me in ways many would never understand. But I've learned that mental illness is nothing to be ashamed of, and just like any other disease, I can still live a happy life.
|| 30 NEGATIVE WAYS ANXIETY HAS EFFECTED ME ||
1. Anxiety brings me pain.
2. Anxiety has taken my confidence away from me.
3. Anxiety makes me compare myself to everyone else.
4. Anxiety makes me feel like I'm not good enough for other's love.
5. Anxiety keeps me awake at night. Sometimes all night.
6. Anxiety made me stop eating to life threatening levels.
7. Anxiety makes me quiet and introverted.
8, Anxiety pushes people away from me.
9. Anxiety makes me lie and manipulate.
10. Anxiety stops me from speaking my mind.
11. Anxiety makes me feel ugly.
12. Anxiety effects every part of my life.
13. Anxiety stopped me from going to school.
14. Anxiety makes me impulsive.
15. Anxiety makes it hard for me to make new friends.
16. Anxiety has no "off" switch.
17, Anxiety makes me feel numb.
18. Anxiety takes the fun out of life.
19. Anxiety has tried to change me for the worst.
20. Anxiety makes me jealous.
21. Anxiety effects my relationships.
22. Anxiety makes it hard for me to have conversations.
23. Anxiety makes me look pathetic.
24. Anxiety it there when I wake up.
25. Anxiety is there when I go to sleep.
26. Anxiety prevents me from being myself.
27. Anxiety has made me drink excessively.
28. Anxiety has made me depressed.
29. Anxiety has made me suicidal.
30. Anxiety is my enemy.
|| 30 POSITIVE WAYS ANXIETY HASN'T EFFECTED ME ||
1. Anxiety brings me pain. [But I can heal.]
2. Anxiety has taken my confidence away from me. [But I can get it back.]
3. Anxiety makes me compare myself to everyone else. [But I'm not like anyone else.]
4. Anxiety makes me feel like I'm not good enough for other's love. [But people love me.]
5. Anxiety keeps me awake at night. Sometimes all night. [But I still sleep.]
6. Anxiety made me stop eating to life threatening levels. [But I'm getting better.]
7. Anxiety makes me quiet and introverted. [But inside my voice is LOUD!]
8, Anxiety pushes people away from me. [But it's not too late to pull them back.]
9. Anxiety makes me lie and manipulate. [But I'm better than that.]
10. Anxiety stops me from speaking my mind. [But I want to be HEARD.]
11. Anxiety makes me feel ugly. [But I'm beautiful in my own way.]
12. Anxiety effects every part of my life. [But it doesn't have to.]
13. Anxiety stopped me from going to school. [But I can go back.]
14. Anxiety makes me impulsive. [But I need to start thinking things through.]
15. Anxiety makes it hard for me to make new friends. [But I want more friends.]
16. Anxiety has no "off" switch. [But I don't have to turn it on.]
17, Anxiety makes me feel numb. [But I want to feel alive.]
18. Anxiety takes the fun out of life. [But there is fun all around me!]
19. Anxiety has tried to change me for the worst. [But it didn't.]
20. Anxiety makes me jealous. [But I should focus on my own image.]
21. Anxiety effects my relationships. [But the ones that matter will stay.]
22. Anxiety makes it hard for me to have conversations. [But people still talk to me.]
23. Anxiety makes me look pathetic. [But I know deep down... I'm not.]
24. Anxiety it there when I wake up. [But it fades.]
25. Anxiety is there when I go to sleep. [But not when I'm asleep.]
26. Anxiety prevents me from being myself. [But I want to be ME and nobody else.]
27. Anxiety has made me drink excessively. [But I can quit.]
28. Anxiety has made me depressed. [But I have felt happy too.]
29. Anxiety has made me suicidal. [But I'm still alive.]
30. Anxiety is my enemy. [But I will NEVER let it win!!]
Anxiety isn't just worry. And for some, like me, it can have a HUGE impact on your life! But it can't be an excuse to living unhappily. For those with mental illnesses like me... they can't just 'go away' on their own. But with a new, positive outlook, and the desire to see all the good that this life has to offer; anxiety might always be the voice in the back of your head telling you that you're not good enough... but your voice will always be much louder. Telling you that you are.
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