Dont. panic.

Hi friends,

Thank you for reading and hopefully checking out my post and it’s link for the food trucks.
So, without getting too into the nitty gritty, suffice to say that today I am anxious. The about what is irrelevant because what I want to discuss is anxiety and methods to quell it.

I am an anxious person. I was born anxious, I will die anxious. My absolute biggest fears in life are completely absurd and yet cause me sometimes paralyzing fear- like my basement. I totally realize that there is no monster mutant bug (or serial killer) hanging out where I hang my wet clothes to dry or do my laundry- I know that just because something appears to look like a horror movie setting doesn’t mean it is and I realize that going down to my basement for 5 minutes to pick up clean clothes doesn’t warrant a panic attack- I realize that while I shudder at the idea of being trapped in said basement I willingly roam the cemetery at dusk- but I am not scared of ghosts, just monster bugs and serial killers.

But my abnormal neurosis aside, what do you do to combat anxiety when it is so all encompassing. I have been sweating from my palms for like, 3 hours straight and drank one too many coffees resulting in a combi of gut rot and overactive caffeinated plantain.

I think back to the days when I spent a few months seeing a therapist for anxiety and it’s related effects on my person and all I can recall is her telling me to breath.

Well, duh.

I’m nervous, not suicidal for gosh sakes.

And I will tell you this- I have been breathing all day long and don’t feel a stitch better.

So I think to what other people tell me, be in the moment, try to focus on something else, engross yourself in an activity...
Do these things work for other people? Maybe I am doing it all wrong but I am pretty sure that there is not a whole lot that can distract me from this- shit, even chocolate isnt working....

If you have a tip, please share- my sanity will thank you later.