How Did I become Passionate About Anxiety?

October 19, 2022- Image from Unsplash

Yes, I know what you're thinking. I know the title of this blog post sounds a little strange because how can someone become passionate about something that causes people so much pain? Let me explain...

In High school I was apart of a leadership cohort called the Leadership Institute. During this 4 year program we had to come up with a project about a global issues combined with something that we are passionate about. It took me a while to come up with something, so I started thinking about topics and ideas that I wanted to educate myself in more and topics that will overall help me in the future. I came across the global issues of Mental Health and narrowed my project down specifically to stress and anxiety. Not only was I passionate about learning and educating myself more in this area but I have also dealt with my fair share of stress and anxiety. If you read my other blog posts, you will know that I started experiencing anxiety and stress at a young age but I didn't know that the emotions and sensations I was feeling was anxiety or stress. So this got me thinking.

I decided to create my Leadership Institute project around teaching young pre teens about the meaning of stress and anxiety and how to identify, manage and control it. This was fun because I not only was able to make realtionships with the kids every week but I educated them and they felt comfortable enough to share their experiences and stories with me. This gave me a passion for educating others and helping people feel like they are not alone. If you want to share your experiences submit some comments down below!