FEELING ANXIOUS? It’s okay.

I couldn't sleep, eat, or even communicate with anyone at one point in my life. My entire life has been spent networking and being kind to everyone and everything around me. I went into a profound despair after my relationship ended. I felt both inadequate and insufficient. I never believed I'd be able to shake my funk. It had gotten so severe that I would wake up in a panic, gasping for air, or not sleeping at all. I struggled for a while with what my options were for getting back to myself. After chatting with her, I opted to see a therapist, and she prescribed antidepressant medicine. I never wanted to be dependent for the longest period. For the longest time, I didn't want to be reliant on medicine to get through the day. But I also didn't want to live with the continual anxiety of my existence.  Working through anxiety can be quite challenging. When it takes over your daily operations, it can be the most difficult issue to deal with. How you breathe, say, and even act might cause you to become illogical in the face of terror. Nothing compares to the agony of not being able to control your own body. My sole piece of advice is to remember that you are human and that being human is messy and imperfect. Don't be scared to take care of yourself and to do so in unconventional ways. Just be kind to yourself. You made it through another day if you're reading this, and I'm proud of you.