Journal

Ahhh, journaling! It’s been a long time since I’ve journaled but it’s something I’ve done all my life. It’s so therapeutic for me to write down all the things that go through my mind when I’m anxious and read back over it. Writing it down helps me to see where the anxiety started and my …

Indulge

The past couple of weeks my anxiety has slowly been climbing after having talked to someone special to me about us possibly taking a trip together. While I’ve been romanticizing the idea of a getaway, imagining how relaxed I could be and all of the fun and exciting things I could be doing on this …

Hobby

Anxiety starts when a mind has the time to idle. I believe it. Is this always the case? I’m sure it’s not, but for me it is. If I’m not engaged in something that stimulates me either mentally or physically, my mind is going to wander. Staying busy helps me a lot, that and surprisingly, …

Gratitude

Too often my anxiety makes me worry about all the things I don’t have, all the things I haven’t accomplished, it makes me worry too much about tomorrow. It drives me crazy, all the worrying. I forget to slow down and be grateful. If I’m constantly focused on all the things I don’t have: money, …

Forgive

Oh man this is a big one. Huge! 👀 One of the hardest, hardest, super hardest (I can’t stress hardest enough here 👀) things for me to do in life is forgive. Yes I know I’m not perfect. No I don’t expect everyone else to be perfect. However 👀 It’s also not easy for me …

Exercise

Ughh… Exercise… 👀 I dreaded writing this post because I’m definitely NOT an exercise fan… However… When it comes to mental health, exercise helps a lot actually. 🤷🏽‍♀️ There’s been times when my anxiety has reached its peak and nothing I try works. Eventually all those anxious thoughts and feelings that keep climbing and climbing …

Donate

It’s interesting to me that clutter makes me anxious, yet it’s also one of the things that makes me anxious trying to deal with. 🤔🤣 I’ve moved quite a few times over the past couple of years and during one of those moves into a new residence, a transitional living facility for people who are …

Create

Did I mention my anxiety lies to me? It tells me a lot of things about myself that aren’t true. “You aren’t great at your job.” “You aren’t smart enough.” “You’re not good at anything at all.” If I don’t take control of my anxiety, these negative thoughts spiral out of control and I believe …

Breathe/Bubble Bath

I couldn’t decide on just on word for B so I decided to choose two. One of the biggest parts of my journey with anxiety is to find ways to de-stress! I’ve tried many of the tactics that I’ve read about online and also learned in counseling and two of my favorites are breathing techniques …

Achievements

When my anxiety kicks in it’s easy to tell myself that I’m failing at life. Usually this starts with one small event that snowballs into something large and out of control. Take last week at work for example. I’ve been having to deal with a difficult coworker for almost a year now. Over the months …