Anxiety is a scary word. The word alone holds strong feelings of stress, worry, and paranoia. As I write this I wonder who can see my screen and if they are trying to read what I write, if they think my hair looks stupid or if they notice that my computer is falling apart.�� I feel like I have a name tag on that says "Hello my name is Anxiety." What I should be worrying about is paying attention in class, what homework is due tomorrow, and what i'm having for lunch, But even that seems to be a lot to handle sometimes.

Breathing is good, deep long breaths tend to help me. In through your nose and out of your mouth, that is what a therapist told me and it wasn't complete bologna. Or you could always try laying down and picture all of your stress above you which only helps me sometimes. Not everyone is the same so different things work for different people.

Unfortunately not everyone understands anxiety. People say "it's all in your head," that is true, it is. It traps me like a jail cell. I am trapped by my own anxiety but I will not let it bring me down and neither should you. Go out and do things you want and try not to feel guilty because life is short and our time here is meant to be special.

It will always be with you but you can fight back, we must never forget this. Even though it is scary, branch out and work on it slowly. Like the old saying "Rome wasn't built in a day," anxiety can't be overcome in a day either and that's okay. All you can do is take it one day at a time and know that you are not alone.

I have anxiety and I am relieved to know that I am not alone. I am learning to overcome it and live my life the way I want. Some days are harder than others but you just have to push though and remember it's a bad day, not a bad life.