Anxiety and Fear
So, I have been learning a lot about myself and my anxiety over the past several years. Today I’m learning… well, not learning, but trying to reason with myself about what I need and my fear of asking.
My therapist … and really, every motivational speaker… says that I need to ask for what I want. If I need someone to call me, I can’t expect they’ll do it. I have to ask.
But its not that easy for me. I have a ton of fear in me that drives my anxiety. I want to know how someone is feeling so I should ask. But then I’m afraid- what if they tell me and it’s bad news? That sends me into an anxiety spiral. What if they say things are fine? That sends me into a “what if they’re just saying that “ anxiety spiral.
What if I reach out and don’t hear back? No call or text message. That sends me into a severe panic mode where my brain struggles endlessly to figure out the why and figure out how to fix it.
This is a very exhausting way to live and I was just wondering if anyone else goes through this.
@thoughtfulmomma 🙁 oh honey that's not a easy thing to deal with, sorry 😥 me well I don't look people in the eyes when I talk to them, then I can't see their facial reactions, that helps me ❤ but text and phones, I guess your putting yourself out there, which is very scary 🙁 thank God we have this site, everyone here cares about everyone else, so it's easier to be yourself ❤ I'm sorry my advice isn't very good, but I'm good at giving hugs🙂 gives you a giant tiny hug ❤❤
Thanks for the hug. Sometimes I think that if we all got more hugs every day, we’d have a happier and more peaceful world.
@thoughtfulmomma a hug ❤ a smile ❤ and a little bit of kindness ❤ hope your feeling ok today?
I’m doing okay today. More ups than downs today, so that’s a win!
@thoughtfulmomma I saw your prayer request, I'm keeping you in my prayers and thoughts ❤ I'm right here if you need to talk ❤🙂
