Do you ever find yourself in a situation that you find hopeless? Do you ever think that nothing is going to work, and that this is the worst pile of crap you have ever been in, and you can't find the answer to fix it?
As a sufferer of anxiety attacks, these sort of thoughts used to (at one point) be quite frequent visitors in my mind.
When I have felt like this, and tried to talk to my family or friends about how I am feeling, literally nothing could really calm me down (at least not on the inside).
Sometimes I would just nod along and agree in all the right places, because I knew they didn't get it, and it's easier to just agree sometimes.
"Oh it will be OK" just didn't cut it for me, their suggestions weren't bulletproof - I could always find loopholes in their offerings of solutions, though I desperately wanted a solution!
Too often, it seemed, that I just couldn't fathom an answer that would pacify the panic or worry inside me.
Over the last few years my anxieties and such feelings have been a lot calmer - do you want to know why?
When have I ever been in a situation, that hasn't worked out OK in the end?
Think about it - it's true!! I am still here. No matter how rough things have been, somewhere along the line they have always worked themselves out. So why should this time be any different?
I always try to remember that when I am feeling lost or confused, or when I cannot see what path to choose.
I honestly think that when we get ourselves into an anxious situation, or when we are worried about something, we pull a metaphorical fog over us. It makes it impossible to see the road ahead clearly. We cannot see which way the road turns, because we have lost ourselves in a panicked state.
Remember - when has it ever not worked out before? It always has, because you are still here.
The more you think about it, the more liberated you will feel! Sure, every choice and decision as consequences - some good, some bad. Just try to make the best choice, and it will always work out! I know this, because it always has done before!
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