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You’re allowed to worry — but you’re not allowed to hold yourself back. You’re not allowed to cower in your comfort zone, refusing to take risks, refusing to see what’s out in the world, refusing to take a chance on yourself. 

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I think it’s safe to say COVID-19 has dialed up the anxiety, sent emotions into overdrive and pushed the majority of people “in the grip”.

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Just because you have a history with someone doesn’t mean you need to keep spending time with them if you’ve grown in different directions.

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Have you ever felt like you were on the verge of a nervous breakdown that suddenly came out of nowhere?

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Alexa, play a song that will lift my spirits.

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I think those like me with anxiety know that there is no way in hell we could survive a room full of people talking too much.

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Good things take time, don’t be in a rush. Let everything fall into its natural pace. Patience is key.

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I was moderating a panel recently that was meant to give high school students advice before they go off to college. Almost all of the panelists gave tips that boiled down to, “Don’t worry.” 

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Your relationship isn’t supposed to make you sick to your stomach. It’s not supposed to make you feel like the world is crashing down around you. It’s not supposed to make you feel like you’re broken.

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VIRGO: You force yourself to be productive, even when you’re feeling under the weather or when your mental state is far from fine.