Narrative Essay On Anxiety

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18 February 2015 ANXIETY In my past, anxiety has taken over my life. At times, I have felt helpless. There have been days when I haven't eaten, when I have just locked myself in my room and closed my curtains to lie awake in darkness. I just thought it was a passing thing, though. I thought people like me, who had anxiety, could just stop overthinking their worries and they would be okay. After having anxiety, I understood that it is not just a one-time thing. Anxiety continues to affect my life and other people’s lives as well. Anxiety is becoming a big problem in the United States. A lot of people have similar problems as me. Having anxiety effects people …show more content…

Anxiety hits people at any moment and at any time. From my personal experience anxiety didn’t really hit me until nighttime, I guess because I was scared of the dark. Every time I would try to go to sleep my mind would wake up and think a numerous amount of thoughts, which would then be troubling to sleep. I gotten so used to getting attacks at night that that I had a pile of movies ready to watch each night because I knew I was not going to be able to sleep. I went to school tired and just was not in the mood for anything. This lasted for about a week and when I finally was getting treatment for anxiety I could finally sleep peacefully, but I can’t imagine going through this every night and that is exactly what people go through. Some people spend years with this problem all because anxiety and not seeking help.
When I had anxiety I was less interested in stuff that I did. Things that would make me happy before seemed like they were less interesting anxiety made me feel this way. It made me think, will I be like this the rest of my life? It was a scary feeling and when I got help I finally felt good. I started to become happier and just be worry free. A lot of people go through this feeling and its normal to feel like that when you have anxiety. People need to get help because feeling like that is not okay. Everyone deserves to feel happy and everyone with anxiety …show more content…

It makes you feel like it is the end of the world, but it isn’t. Anxiety is normal and with the right help you will get through this. The road is bumpy but it’s worth it at the end. There is always a solution to a problem. I fell in love with a cheesy quote I saw not long ago on my twitter and the quote said “there is always a storm before the rainbow” and it related to my experience a lot. I was going through a storm of stress, confusion, and emotions that it was so much to handle, but after receiving help I finally saw the rainbow in my life. Things were getting better and I had a new outcome in life, I saw things so much differently, and started enjoying the little things. So I hope everyone learns that life is too short so live it up and worry less and if you have anxiety seek help. Everything will be

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