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I’ve woken up in a panic because I thought my dog was dying when she was in fact, snoring.

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By working through your holiday conflicts together, you can cultivate mutual understanding and a sense of “we-ness,” thus improving your marriage.

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While it may be annoying to hear your mother continuously ask if you’ve gone on any dates, it is important to remember that she is only doing this because she cares.

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Don’t give up on yourself because the beauty of life isn’t only about blissful days. It’s the thrill of not knowing what’s to come.

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You have thoughts about your future at least once a day, and can’t seem to calm down about what’s next for you. You feel like your life is this one giant race where you have to finish everything in time, and you put so much pressure on yourself to hit all the right marks.

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You spend far too much time in your head. Constantly worrying, wondering, pacing, stressing, and creating stories that are completely useless.

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To those I love who have not experienced the debilitating feeling of anxiety every day and all day, I need you to know a few things about my generalized anxiety disorder.

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You visualize interactions before they happen. Whether it’s a first date, or a group hangout, you visualize and imagine what you are going to say in your head beforehand and try to think of every possible scenario that could happen.

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I can’t move, I can’t eat, I can’t sleep, I can’t even shower. Everything is hard to do when I’m depressed.

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You will see that everyone suffers from something but they chose to be strong, they chose to move forward not because it’s their only option but because they chose to be brave, they chose to be a warrior.