I am now 26 years old and have suffered from a severe anxiety disorder, I will go into much more detail about this later on in the blog.
I have experienced this since the age of 17. It is only in the past year I have begun to heal and start to manage this disorder. From my adolescence to adulthood, this has been extremely difficult to manage, to the point it was getting unbearable.
So, how have I managed this over the years? I wouldn’t say I have managed it; I have just lived with it. Don’t get me wrong, there were better days than others, but it wasn’t something I could control which naturally made day-to-day life very difficult.
I have worked with several psychologists and therapists who did help, and I learnt a lot from them, but it wasn’t until just over a year ago I found the right therapist for me, which is extremely important when dealing with mental health issues. Finding the right therapist is such an important aspect to your mental health, if you feel you are not comfortable or happy with your therapist this is a topic I am going to cover later in the blog.
So, how in the past year have I managed to get this under control? I would be writing this story forever if I could talk about all my self-help tips, so I will section them into different parts of the blog, feel free to take a look at those. But for now, I will simply say if anyone is struggling at the moment, I promise there is light at the end of the tunnel, for me, fast forward to present times and I am in much more control of my disorder which means I am in much more control of my life. Like any other human, I have really bad days, but I know now how to manage these better. I still make mistakes, sometimes huge mistakes, but I am learning from them, lastly, I know my anxiety is not in control of me, I am the one responsible and in control of my life.
Now you have more of an insight into my story, I would like you all to know how grateful I am for supporting us on this journey of raising awareness for mental health and coming along with us on the mymotivations movement, lets break the stigma around this topic.
Remember, you are not alone, and we are ALWAYS here to support you.
Thank you for reading, lots of love x