Personal Narrative: Dealing With Anxiety

We all have a small voice in our head that talks to us as we go about our day. It may ask us, “what’s for dinner?” in the middle of class, keep us awake at night, and tells us when we’re feeling happy or sad. In our day to day life, we are subconsciously dependent on this voice. Sometimes we listen to everything it says, and sometimes we ignore it. Growing up, my mind was flooded with questions from this voice. Constantly buzzing, I had no escape from the constant stream of “what if’s” and analyzations that repeatedly played through my head. I second guessed every movement and every word that left my mouth. Late Elementary school, was the first time I went to see a doctor for my anxiety. Anxiety is a common mental illness that billions of people across the world suffer from daily. In no way am I unique to this disease. However, my story of dealing with this anxiety is one that I am proud of. I come from a long line of worriers. As I continued throughout middle school into high school, my anxiety’s voice slowly got louder. My freshmen year, it got so loud that the voice was bordering depression. The voice held a rain cloud over my head, with a constant shower of insecure thoughts and stress over small things. …show more content…
As I continued to attend meetings, I found new ways to cope with anxiety that I had never thought of. As time passed, I started to make progress in my anxiety and some of the depression symptoms weren’t as heavy. In the past year, I have started medication that helps to ease my mind and make tough moments more manageable. I am content to say that I have never been happier and I feel that I am in such a better place. When I look at the road I took to get here, I am so happy that I was able to work around every obstacle. Freshmen year, making it to sophomore year seemed impossible. But now that I sit here as a junior, the road ahead doesn’t seem so