Now, I am not ranting. The point of this blog is to prove that I am not the only one that feels this way. I have various people from many different friend groups that all say the same thing… That they are stressed out. I mean I have witnessed some of my closest friends go through breakdowns, and me being the anxiety ridden over thinker I am, usually have multiple throughout the week.
I do not think it is healthy to be this stressed on an almost regular basis. Unfortunately with the rigorous schedule I have formed for myself it is hard to find time to decompress and just relax. As a quick fix to calm my irritated anxiety, I make lists, go for a run/workout, or more often than not, I clean. These are quick fixes and really the only way to cure my anxiety for certain things is either to just do them, or rationalize that it is something out of my control.
I know I am not the only one that struggles with this, and I know it is not something that is easily overcome, but it does say a lot about someone's character if they can grow as a person even just a tiny bit and say, “I am happy today.” As my mother always says take it one step at a time, day by day, and you will be fine.
I saw your title of this blog and it made me laugh, just because I know you and sometimes witness these breakdowns you are talking about. But yes, I agree, it is very unhealthy. The past two years I used to get extremely stressed out to the point I would make myself sick. I found little things to do that made me feel calmed, like baking and singing. I really like the outlook of taking it one step at a time and just thinking, "I am happy today."
ReplyDeleteJust like Katie I looked at this title and chuckled, because you and I have gone through these breakdowns together ... old memories. But believe me I know just how hard it is to juggle all the things going on in life and not breakdown every once and awhile. But finding ways to calm yourself and relax is extremely important.
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