Has your anxiety ever caused you to feel so physically and mentally uncomfortable, you just wanted to shed your skin?
I hated that feeling. I would do anything to make those feelings go away, so much so that I ended up becoming my very own doctor, self-medicating with drugs and alcohol.
These substances provided an illusioned vacation. Unfortunately, when the drugs wore off, my anxiety would be waiting for me, holding up a “welcome back” sign, excited to re-engage. Numbing my symptoms only made them worse.
I am a natural reactor, I’ve always been, BUT, over time I’ve learned to respond to things (like my anxiety) rather than react. Hallelujah, there’s hope for everybody!
We’re not always able to control when anxiety hits, but we can control the way we respond to it.
How do you react or respond to anxiety?
