Reducing anxiety has been an ongoing goal for me for the past 3 years, and up until then my strategy was avoiding stressful situations like the plague.
This was NOT the correct way to go about it.
While I experienced less stress through avoidance, it didn't help me get over anything, and after some time I felt my ability to deal with these situations has decreased. a lot. It's scary.
This year, I actively worked against my avoidance habits. As a result I've been more stressed than ever hahaha
But! I think I'm making progress. I wish I could say more about what this progress looks like, but.. I don't want to..
This is hard talking about in public. I'm ashamed with myself for having these difficulties in the first place, and frustrated with the way I chose to deal with them for so long.
That said, even though I'm more anxious and stressed than ever, I'm really happy to work through it!
This is going to remain my goal for this year as well.
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