Chris Portilla

Anxiety is a challenge

Waking up on a beautiful sunny summer morning we exhale yesterday and deep inhale the day before us, release of a huge yawn and whole body stretch. Walking to the kitchen to make breakfast, opening the blinds to let that beautiful summer sun in then quickly closing them to avoid the racing thoughts brought on by your anxiety. Well thats tough right? Thats just life for people struggling with severe anxiety. The term many like to use “Its all in your head” if i had a dime for all the times i’ve heard that one id have a lot of dimes.

They say that it is a mindset you’re in that is the actual disability and to that i say well obviously. This is not something most people can control you need to understand this. As simple as it sounds its not this simple my friend i promise you. If theres one thing I've learned its keep a cool head and adjust your mindset. it’s honestly all in a persons head its not anything outside thats going to hurt you its honestly all internal and that being said its much harder to  let your mind prevail when it comes down to that. I would the reader to reflect on the following; When do you feel the most stress in your life? is it when things don’t go your way? or when you woke up on the literal wrong side of the bed or maybe you’re simply recovering from a bad breakup or even you fought with your parents. What causes you too feel the most stress out of your day? Now close your eyes and take a deep breath, try to envisions what you’re feeling. How log did it last ? was it enough to hinder your day or enough to change wha you’re gonna wear out, where you’re gonna go to eat or if you’re even in the mood to eat in the first place. Yeah anxiety can do that to a person. Crazy right? Thats how most of us feel on a daily basis. Take a deep breath and just know that you are not  alone.