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Monday, August 24, 2020

entry arrow11:33 PM | Anxiety Attack



I don't usually post mental health issues ever since I was told a few years ago by someone I trusted for advice to just "snap out of it." That made me clam up for a long while. [Felt ashamed about it, felt the pressure to pretend everything's dandy, and when the going got tough, I learned to hide, allowing the world to only see the "better" part of me.] I don't want to do that anymore. That said, I've been trying to reverse that track, hoping to destigmatize it. But truth is, the anxiety attacks have been increasing since the pandemic started, and today has been especially relentless. I've been trying to distract myself by doing assorted things, but it only helps a little. I won't "snap out" of this, but I'm going to bare it dark face. [Breathing in, out.]

[Breathing in, out.]

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