Roller coaster

My anxiety caused me to never be present. Getting more and more overwhelmed, I had to leave whatever I was doing because I felt a weird tingly feeling throughout my toes to my brain. School socials, awkward high school parties, and hanging out with a larger group of friends, that tingly feeling turned sweat dripping down my head and hyperventilating.  I was so out-of-place, the whole world felt like it was crumbling up on me.I stopped hanging out with friends and got no sleep. Day by day obstacles came upon me, and instead of facing them head on I wouldn’t face them at all.Anxiety is something you have to live with your whole life. Life’s a roller coaster. It has ups and downs. One second you’re the best you’ve ever been and a second later, bam!, you’re down and there’s no way of getting back up. You feel as if the whole world’s crumbling upon you, or that the world has stopped spinning. The roller coaster keeps going and you get back up. Ups and downs are just part of life.My anxiety has taught me to handle situations differently and to move past them. Life doesn’t have to be perfect to be wonderful. IT’S OKAY to feel the way you’re feeling. Be open about it.