05-05-2018, 09:39 AM
I understand that so much. Anxiety has limited my life severely in the past. In my opinion it's a consequence of dealing with serious anxiety issues growing up and then creating a whole life around anxiety vs living life. It's a coping mechanism, one we learned. We did the best we could do with what resources were available to us growing up. But the good news is we don't have to follow those patterns anymore. The first major step I took with improving and not letting anxiety control me was acknowledging that anxiety wasn't some untouchable thing. It had been for years, but I slowly came to realize I have control over it. Or at the very least I can challenge it. When I used to blame everything on anxiety I found myself not taking responsibility for my actions and dealing with the anxiety. I let it dictate what I chose to do in my life. The more awareness you gain about what causes the anxiety and how you create it, the more you'll understand it's just another concept we've created in our heads. Instead of this massive juggernaut of control it becomes a problem that can be solved.
INFP
