Society paints a pretty detailed picture of how every person should be, and mental health doesn't escape that illustration. There's a stigma surrounding anxiety and depression, that the people living with anxiety and depression are weak. If they were strong willed they wouldn't be suffering.
Much like when someone suffering from anorexia is told to just eat, someone with anxiety may be told to just stop overthinking.
However, the reality is that we have no control over the way we feel or think.
It's not that I necessarily believe there's something to be afraid of or worry about, but just the thought or possibility is overwhelmingly frightening.
Living with any type of condition opens your eyes to things that may be easy to understand specifically because of your condition.
After going through so many panic attacks and feeling like the world is at it's end.
It's easy to understand just how strong the mind is. If my mind can have such a sudden and intense negative effect on the way I feel. If my mind can make my body physically react to something that isn't real and completely wreck my day.
Don't you think my mind can do the opposite?
What if my mind suddenly and intensely had a positive effect on the way I feel. What if my mind made my body physically react to something positively and make my day amazing.
It seems incredibly possible. Just the thought or possibility is overwhelmingly beautiful.
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