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When you encounter an issue that triggers your anxiety, ask yourself questions. Am I in imminent danger? Why is this triggering me? What am I really feeling in this moment?

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We have to think before we speak and make sure we’re fully using the parts of our brain that help accurately express our emotions.

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Coping with extreme emotions like anger, depression, and anxiety can be overwhelming.

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My initial thought was if there was something wrong with me, what was it? What did I have to do to be within a normal weight like my friends? 

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You might feel like spending extra hours at work is a good way to distract yourself from your problems and to make you feel like a productive member of society, but you don’t want to overwork yourself. You don’t want to burn yourself out.

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Today, I treat everything as if it is sacred.

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It’s typical to feel like going to bed by 9 p.m. if it gets dark at 4:30. However, if you struggle to get out of bed in the morning, you could have seasonal depression. 

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Anxiety disguises itself as protection, but in reality it does nothing but harm us.

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That’s how anxiety makes you feel. Like you’re a bother. A waste of time. A nuisance. 

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I should know by now that giving articles as treats to my OCD to keep it quiet, only feeds it and makes it grow.