Personal Narrative: Dealing With Anxiety

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Everyone has at least one experience in their life that is a metaphorical journey. An experience I have had is dealing with anxiety. People tend to overestimate those with anxiety. They tell them to deal with it and coming from someone with anxiety I can personally tell you it is not that simple. Suffering from anxiety has, actually, made me a stronger individual. I have learned what triggers my anxiety. I have learned what calms me down. I have worked through different solutions. When I have a panic attack it proves to people that you can try to know me down but I will just get back up and continue to fight. Anxiety is just Gods way of showing people how strong I can be. He is preparing me for the worst. He is teaching me that weather there

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