Dear Anxiety,

Thank you. Thank you for ruining high school for me and for crippling me so much that I forced my self to be so sick every morning. I'm so sick that I can't walk or get ready, and the result of that was me having to stay home. I really enjoyed missing out on everything that normal kids look forward to. Thank you or keeping me up all night worrying about things that I have no control over such as, the constant crying and hyperventilating. Thank you for drowning me in my thoughts and my tears. I loved the constant puffy eyes and dark circles and staying up until 3 am because I was trying to stay afloat. Thank you for suffocating me. Thank you for never letting me go out with friends because you constantly instilled in my head that something was going to go completely wrong. Missing out on every party and social gathering was wonderful. Thank you for making me feel so helpless that I completely isolated myself from the rest of the world. Thank you for trapping me away in my room and keeping me sheltered away from the outside world. Oh, and thanks for letting it get so bad that people just stopped trying to invite me out. Thank you for never letting me get close to anyone. Thank you for making me feel weak. Thank you for bringing me to my breaking point more than once. Thank you for pushing me off the edge and letting me crack. Thank you for causing me to be scared to open up or get attached to anyone.

But most importantly, thank you for making me as strong as I am today. Thank you for giving me the power to take control of things for myself. I no longer feel as scared. Thank you for making me a fighter. I kept going even when you told me to stop and not go on any longer. Thank you for empowering me. Thank you for pushing my limits, I now feel limitless. Thank you for allowing me to accomplish things that I haven't before. Although I hate you, you have instilled strength inside me. Im finding the strength to overcome you and be better.

So again, Thank you.