This weekend, my close and extended family wanted to go out to Black Angus to celebrate my and my uncle's birthdays. I was really nervous because, even though they are family, my extended family doesn't really know what's going on with me right now. I was nervous to go to a restaurant, sit with a bunch of people and eat, and make it through the whole thing. My mom said I didn't have to come if I wasn't up to it but I felt like if I didn't go, I was giving in to the anxiety and letting it control my life (not a good pattern to start).
So, I went, and it was nice.
I sat next to my cousin and his girlfriend and it turns out, they are both dealing with the same thing. We sat there and talked about it for a good 45 minutes. She got over her anxiety by changing her lifestyle/diet/exercise but with NO meds! I have such hope that if I just treat my body like a temple, I will be rewarded with hapiness and comfort.
It's so nice to meet people who can relate...who know exactly what you're going through. I feel like I have a new friend...new inspiration...new hope.
Go me!
"You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes.
You can steer yourself any direction you choose." -Dr. Seuss