Overcoming Anxiety

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When I think about anxiety I would say that my biggest fear was going outside after I had been attacked. When I was kidnapped, the men grabbed me right outside my apartment building. So, after this, even a year and a half later I was told by my doctors to start taking short walks. I was panicked and so scared. I feared everything and everyone. One way I learned to handle this was going for a walk and with someone in my family. This was one of the hardest fears to overcome. I was so worried someone was going to hurt me again. I would tell myself that I am safe, and I am not going to be hurt. Now, I have worked through many issues when it comes to my panic, but honestly there is still days that I must step back and talk myself through a situation.

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