Having an anxiety disorder is exhausting. It’s as if our mind is running a race it can’t win. Although, anxiety is life consuming we can learn valuable lessons from it. Through my journey to recover my mental health I have learned many things. Here are my top 10+ lessons:
1. Overthinking kills inner peace:
Those with anxiety understand silencing the mind isn’t as easy. Our brain is racing 24/7 making up scenarios in our mind that in most cases never happen. We spend loads of time worrying for nothing. It’s essential to distract the mind with healthy doses of relaxation and distraction.
2. Living in the past kills the present moment
Life is short and focusing on what went wrong won’t help you be present. It will also……
“Heartache is good. Accept it joyously. Allow it, don’t repress it. The natural tendency of the mind is to repress anything that is painful. By repressing it you will destroy something that is growing. The heart is meant to be broken. It’s purpose is to melt into tears and and evaporate. When the heart has evaporated exactly in the same place where the heart was, you come to know the deeper heart.”
““Sometimes you meet someone, and it’s so clear that the two of you, on some level belong together. As lovers, or as friends, or as family, or as something entirely different. You just work, whether you understand one another or you’re in love or you’re partners in crime. You meet these people throughout your life, out of nowhere, under the strangest circumstances, and they help you feel alive. I don’t know if that makes me believe in coincidence, or fate, or sheer blind luck, but it definitely makes me believe in something.”