Love your anxiety?

[abv2]

First time here! How have you all learned to accept your anxiety as a positive and loveable aspect of yourself? It’s so hard to believe and accept that “I am enough” or “I am worthy” when it also includes this difficult, scary, debilitating and broken feeling of a hindrance that has taken control of me.

[autumnmarie5]

Hello friend! So glad you have decided to join us, it's definitely freeing being apart of a social media platform that doesn't add to my anxiety or stress levels. You will find you will enjoy it here! I have noticed the more I talk about it, study it, or read other posts about it from others the more comfortable I am with it. I am more confident with who I am as a person and more accepting to dealing with it too. I also try writing about it and also reading various books about it. I tend to find it very intriguing because I can relate to most of it.

[abv2 in reply to autumnmarie5]

Thank you for the warm welcome! Good point! It does feels scary and for myself, builds anxiety about the anxiety when I sit down and force myself to read, watch videos, or talk about it. But like you said, it makes us more confident, comfortable and accepting with it overtime. Just gotta get over the initial uncomfortableness feeling with it.

[abv2]

Thank you so much and agreed! You don't feel like your bright or best version of yourself but yes, we have to acknowledge and reacquaint ourselves as a stronger person through it.

[Hidden]

hi abv2!!👋 Welcome to the community. I have social anxiety and I have accepted this flaw of mine and I believe it also makes me unique. However, I'm taking small steps to improve it and I know it's a long process. I try to socialize here as often I can and try to improve myself. There are many helpful people here whom you can talk to. We all are here to help each other.Stay strong!!💪

[abv2 in reply to Hidden]

You are so sweet! Thank you! It is comforting to know i’m not alone and that this process has been experienced before by others!

[Hidden in reply to abv2]

You made me blush😊

[abv2 in reply to Hidden]

of course! hope you enjoy carli’s last game tonight as a fellow football lover myself! #uswnt

[Hidden in reply to abv2]

It's great to find someone who shares the same as interest as you.

[Atthepark]

I feel like I still haven't accepted my diagnosis it effects me every day with an emotional Rollercoaster and feeling of fear and doom I hate it honestly

[abv2 in reply to Atthepark]

i feel this. it’s sooo daunting and overwhelming. and it’s easy to love and affirm the fun, good, and positive parts of ourselves but why is it so hard to love the not so pretty parts? So easy to do it for our friends, family and loved ones.

[Atthepark in reply to abv2]

I only have 1 fri3nd I can talk to abt that encourages me imnseeking help soon thru counseling this Friday I hope it helps I'm going thru a rough patch I worknas a caregiver dsp and it s stressful, my mom is mean to me andnall we do is argue she says snotty things to me that really hurts me then she blames me and said well u were mean to me it's forever back and fourth with her she doesn't realize she is destroying me with her hurtful word and lack of caring and compassion that I need from my mom. She's in counseling too and I'm gonna see if I cannjoin the session again and tell her counselor how bad she hurts me and causes me so much grief with her words.nuntil then peace ✌️