Be Patient With Me As I Struggle With Anxiety
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Be Patient With Me As I Struggle With Anxiety

I don't mean to hurt you.

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Be Patient With Me As I Struggle With Anxiety
Payton Stark

Be patient with me... I don't mean to ruin things, or inconvenience us. You probably sit there wondering why I can't just do the inevitable, and solve all the problems that haunt us. It's not that I am clueless, I just have a voice that comes into play whenever I feel the most confident about the answer. It's a voice I don't believe but, it replays in my head. Like a record the lies are engraved in my mind, and as soon as they are played they don't stop till the record ends. Be patient with me, give me confidence, tell me the truth, free me from my mind, so that I can listen to the voice of reason. I know it is selfish of me to need your help, I don't mean to leave what is unspoken unsaid. Let me know that you care about me and that I am okay. Let me know that you don't hate me, that your not mad at me for the inconvenience I have placed on you. Challenge me, see past my walls and ask me questions. Know that if I act distant, or coarse that I am scared, let me know that I don't need to be afraid. A simple hello can break someone from the grips of anxiety, a simple inclusion can silence those voices. Don't let me feel like I'm different, let me know that I'm okay. Keep me from blowing things out of proportion, let me know things are okay.

Sorry to anyone, sorry to everyone, I affect. The people I never get to meet, the silence, the distance, anyone I effect. Let me know I am worth the extra effort, and I promise it will be worth it.

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