Today is a sort of good day, so far. My anxiety is kind of low (at the moment) and I'm feeling the teensiest bit... (dare I say...?) confident, maybe?
Life is a Journey (and so is this blog)
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Ahh, the ‘Fun’ of Life with Anxiety
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I have anxiety. Mad anxiety. Mad social anxiety. Not only do I not answer my phone unless I’m expecting a call (and the caller ID verifies that it is, indeed, the call I’m waiting for) or it’s one of my kids or friends (and let’s be honest, at this point in life, they all know to text first and call in emergency situations only), but I abhor making phone calls. This makes...
Mosh Pit Mornings
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Do you ever wake up in the morning and feel like there are a gazillion ideas dancing around in your head? Not gracefully dancing, but some sort of chaotic energized dance that has them all randomly jumping around, arms flailing, bouncing off the walls of your skull? A mosh pit. In your brain. A lot of my mornings are like that. It can last anywhere from the first few seconds after waking to a...
Bloganuary 29, 2023: What is Something You Learned Recently?
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I’ve been staring at this question for much longer than I would have expected. I’m not sure why. Nary a day goes by when I haven’t learned something, yet my brain is insistent that there is nothing worthy of disclosing in response to today’s prompt. It (my brain) sorts most stuff I pick up throughout each day into internal folders that are very much akin to junk drawers...
Bloganuary 23, 2023: What’s a Lie You Tell Yourself?
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One? Oy vey! This is a definitely a prompt that has the potential to get real deep, real fast. I’m going to try to avoid falling into that pit, simply because I’m not sure I have the time today to spiral out of control. At pretty much any given point in time, I’m telling myself at least a half dozen lies. This is especially true because of my anxiety disorders (and owing in part...
