Anxiety is the Devil on my Shoulder

[SadSadPerson]

Some people will never understand how exhausting and absolutely draining it is to have to face your fears every single day, simply because your fears are as silly as walking across the room or raising your hand in class. They're everyday things that "normal" people do without a second thought. But anxiety can make even the most usual acts seem challenging. So when I go home at the end of the day, after facing the same stupid fears over and over and over again, knowing I'll have to go through the same process the next day, and the one after that, and so on until I can find a way to cure this illness in my head, I feel less than everyone else. I feel stupid and utterly silly. But most of all I feel exhausted. So excuse me for not putting as much effort into my relationships anymore, excuse me for drifting away from my family and friends, excuse me for walking away from problems and ignoring them. My energy is focused on my fears at the moment, I promise I'll find time to fix things with you someday </3.

[AliceAnne]

I can relate it is exhausting. You are not stupid or silly. Anxiety is viscous.

[Delzek]

I don't think it makes a person silly or stupid because they are focusing on their fears. Focusing on your fears is I have been told a good way round overcome them. I dont have a choice whether I Focus as such on my fears,they haunt me at night or when I am overtired , Facing your fears one at a time rather than focusing on your fears as a collective is a lot better I think, because dealing with one problem at a time won't overtire you,also pick the right fear and the rest might just dissappear. Good luck Sadness hides the joys we are missing.