What Anxiety Means to me: Anything and Everything

October 18, 2022- Image from Kenzie Elizabeth Podcast "I Love You So Much"

What is anxiety and how has I seen it throughout my life? In this post I am going to be talking about my anxiety and hope that you can relate.

When I was younger, I experienced anxiety not knowing it was anxiety. Anxiety to me is not only feeling overwhelmed with responsibilities or anxious about a school assignment or a specific thing that has happened, it is also a specific sensation that I get within my whole body. Yes, it can feel different for many people but this is what it feels like for me. I wasn't taught at a young age what anxiety was but I wish I was because it could've helped me during that time.

I experienced a lot of anxiety through school. I have dyslexia and when I was growing up it was hard to follow along and navigate myself through middle school. I felt like an outsider and "dumb" compared to my fellow peers. This stormed many anxious feelings to the point to where I never wanted to go to school. It ended up getting better and I learned more about myself and the way I learned but I will never forget that feeling.

It's important to be able to identify when you're feeling anxious or overwhelmed. Once you learn how to do that, discovering ways to help you feel at ease is one of the most important skills that everyone will use later in life. I experienced anxiety daily but know how to control and manage it to where it doesn't take over my good days. I also want everyone to know that anxiety is normal. There is a huge negative connotation to the word anxiety but now a days is a natural response to how our mind/body reacts to a situation. It can come from anything or everything which is why my goal is to help people feel like they know how to control and manage their anxiety while not letting it take over.