I saw this post on facebook and it really hit deep. I've been struggling with anxiety for a long time, last year being the worst that it's been so far. I'm a student and just last week, I was told that I would have to do something again that created a lot of stress and anxiety last year and was probably the main reason last year was so difficult for me. I felt like I had made so much progress since then but then last week, when I heard about this, it just took me right back to all of those crappy thoughts and emotions and so much frustration at myself because I thought I was past it. And then I came across this post. I'm still terrified of the potential of slipping back into that downward spiral but this reminded me that beating something doesn't necessarily happen in neat little boxes that you can just tick off and move past. Like it says: it's messy. Sometimes unpleasant things pop up again and while it scares the hell out of you, maybe it's a chance to face it again with everything that you now know and really see the progress you've made. Maybe it's an opportunity to show YOU how far you've come.

Posted by NK20 at 2020-04-19 08:00:39 UTC