Best of Our Blogs: May 31, 2019

I know what it’s like when your world closes up. Anxiety can do that to you. Something happens like a traumatic event and you’re triggered. Maybe you get a panic attack or health scare. Your body will do anything not to go through that again. So you avoid situations. Maybe you don’t go to that same coffee shop or ride small airplanes anymore. But soon you find yourself not wanting to go out with friends or travel. Staying at home seems to be the only way you can gain some sense of control. But it’s all an illusion. The trick to getting through any scary experience is to gradually get yourself back up again. The more things you go through, the more confidence you have. The trick is to expand your world even when you’re afraid. The small brave thing could simply be driving to the market or blogging about your experience. As it is the last day of mental health awareness month, I wanted to share my own story. I suffered from an asthma attack for the first time last year, which made going anywhere seemed like a gigantic feat. But the more hurdles I overcome, the easier it becomes. The key for me is to do something a little scary every day, going out when I don’t feel like it, exercising past my comfort zone, and even speaking my truth. Life can become so much more complicated when you’re struggling with anything whether it’s physical illness like chronic migraines and autoimmune disease or mental illness like anxiety and depression....
Source: World of Psychology - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Tags: Best of Our Blogs Source Type: blogs