Sooooo anxious!! Twiddling fingers, shaking legs, heart trying to escape my chest and a bright beautiful smile to mask it all.
I consider myself to be a bit of a control freak, so why is it that anxiety has such control over me? I may not have the answer to that as of now (probably because I have yet to seek professional help lol), but I do have a few ways that help me mask it. Though my anxiety can be crippling at times, the control freak in me refuses to let others witness my struggle. So here are a few ways I fool people into believing I have my shit together: The first is to just breathe and smile. Simply taking a deep breath can feel like a pause in time and a brief reset. Take a deep breath in and on the release, smile. Smiling can help generate mood enhancing hormones and helps to decrease any stress or anxiety that you may be feeling in that moment. The second is working out or doing some other thing that's good for me that I hate to do lol. The feeling of accomplishment helps me to focus on something positive versus whatever irrational fear I have conjured up in my head. So go ahead and get your ass on that treadmill booskie. The third is music, music is one of my favorite distractions when I'm feeling a little overwhelmed. Just put on your favorite playlist and twerk your little life away. The fourth is calling a friend or loved one in the middle of an episode. Now be sure to choose this person wisely. The last thing you want is to call someone who may trigger you further, even if it's accidental. My one and only person I call is my sister because I know that bitch is going to say some dumbass far fetch shit that is going to make me laugh. The fifth and final way that I try to control my anxiety is confrontation. There are a lot of times where I have to confront myself when my anxiety is getting the best of me. I repeatedly tell myself, bitch chill, girl this is dumb, stop being delusional, live in the moment, your thoughts are not REAL! Reassuring myself that I am simply making things up in my mind helps to calm me. Well I hope some of this can help you or someone you love. "B4" I go I want you to know, nothing is as chaotic as it seems so don't let your anxiety control you!
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