2. I’m patient with the people around me
If I didn’t have anxiety I wouldn’t be as nice as I am. I swear this is true. Inside me lurking somewhere is a girl who gets frustrated when someone takes too long to decide what they want to order at a restaurant, a girl who wants to scream when business meetings drag on for no real reason, a girl who would love to lash out at people who seem petty or small minded.
Don’t get me wrong, sometimes I do, but most of the time my experiences with anxiety have taught me that no one is entirely who you think they are.
You can be a great judge of character and an understanding person and never ever understand the things they are struggling with daily.
On Monday after work I was supposed to meet my boyfriend for dinner. My anxiety was in overdrive and I found myself unable to pick out new clothes, to put on makeup, or brush my hair. When I finally did and managed to leave the house it felt like such a major victory. Looking at me you’d never have known that twenty minutes earlier I was sobbing on my floor. This impacts the way I interact with people now every day.
I like to think it’s made me a better human being and has allowed me to make connections with people I wouldn’t have been able to do otherwise.
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