Deal With It Imagine walking into school, the same school you have been going to for the past 3 ½ years, but every time you walk into the front doors, your heart starts beating, sweat beings to pool on the base of your neck, your hands shaking, and every little noise intensifies by 1000. Imagine walking into a school, the same school you have been going to for the past 3 ½ years, and instantly feel overwhelmed by the amount of people who are surrounding you, not only are you uncomfortable,but being in a big group stresses you out, wears you down, and just makes you want to go home a be alone for the 100 years. Imagine walking into school, the same school you have been going to for the past 3 ½ years, and the moment you walk in those front …show more content…
Anxiety is a heart wrenching emotion that can break me, put me into a dark depression spell for days, weeks, months even. Anxiety is an ugly feeling that eats at you every chance he has, and he crawls up into your brain and starts to feed it lies upon lies. Dealing with anxiety is an everyday battle, a battle at which I sometime lose. Having anxiety does not mean I am weak or fragile. Having anxiety and dealing with it every day means I am strong and that I am capable of doing anything I want, I just have to think about all possible ways it can go wrong …show more content…
-Yes. Do I like to be in small crowds? - Yes. Would I pick staying at home watching a movie by myself, then rather going out to a high school party with my friends? - Yes. The word which describes these situations is ‘introvert’. Yes, I am an introvert, an introvert with anxiety. What a lovely mix. I love being by myself, it’s relaxing, and refreshing. Not having to worry about someone else’s feelings, not having to deal with other people in general is very nice. When I am by myself recharging from all the energy that the world around me sucked up, is when I can truly be myself. I can just be ‘Laurran’. The Laurran who is alone, is the Laurran I strive to be when I am around people. When I am alone i’m not thinking about all the bullcrap that is high school or what Sally did with John over the weekend, I am just thinking about what I want to do to better myself and the world. Do I choose to be alone? - Yes, but only because being alone is the only time I have to be truly