Doubt, denial, confusion, self-loathing — these are all things I go through on a daily basis and all the things these songs directly speak to. Whether it be one line or the whole song, here are 11 songs that you didn't notice relate to anxiety.
1. "Tell Me You Love Me" - Demi Lovato
"Tell me you love me. I need someone on days like this, I do. On days like this..."
2. "Issues" by Julia Michaels
"Cause I got issues, but you got 'em too. So give 'em all to me and I'll give mine to you."
3. "Just Like You" - Louis Tomlinson
"I'm just like you even though my problems look nothing like yours do. Yeah, I get sad too, and when I'm down I need somebody to talk to."
4. "i can't breathe" - Bea Miller
"How can I live in the moment when my thoughts never feel like my own and...don't know how to admit that I'm broken. How can I be alright?"
5. "11:11" - Jordan Sparks
"I wish I was perfect enough for you. I wish I was flawless, just like you. I wish I was sane enough, but I'm just crazy."
6. "Please Don't Say You Love Me" - Gabrielle Aplin
"Heavy words are hard to take. Under pressure, precious things can break. And how we feel is hard to fake, so let's not give the game away."
7. "Scars to Your Beautiful" - Alessia Cara
"She just wants to be beautiful. She goes unnoticed, she knows no limits. She craves attention, she praises an image. She prays to be sculpted by the sculptor."
8. "Waving Through a Window" - from "Dear Evan Hansen"
"Give them no reason to stare. No slipping up if you slip away. So, I got nothing to share. No, I got nothing to say."
9. "When He Sees Me" - from "Waitress"
"What if when he sees me, what if he doesn't like it? What if he runs the other way and I can't hide from it? What happens then?"
10. "Belief" - Ben Fanhauser
"Is anybody listening to the song that I sing? Does anyone even know who I am?"
11. "Only Us" - from "Dear Evan Hansen"
"I never thought there'd be someone like you who would want me, so I give you ten thousand reasons to not let me go."
The last song especially speaks to me. It reminds me that while I have all these doubts, there is someone out there completely willing to look past them and who will love me for me.