Anxiety was always a thing. It’s not new, it’s just newly labelled and it seems so many understand what it feels like. But many people don’t understand and if you don’t, I hope you never do.
Anxiety feels like pain. In your heart, in your soul. It feels like fear. Fear of people, friends, family, of unknowns, of insanity. It feels like self doubt in emotional times, stressful times. It feels like words are suddenly just syllables that echo your tears. Anxiety is anger you don’t understand where it came from or where to place it.
Anxiety used to be coined neurotic, used to get a person a lobotomy.
Then the masses learn of anxiety and still, some people don’t try to understand when they love someone with anxiety.
Theres nothing wrong with the anxious one, there’s no brain issues or things needing to be fixed or outgrown from. Quite the opposite. It’s a feeling that’s suddenly understand just as much as you suddenly become aware your breathing is automatic. The person needs only to be accepted, loved and hand held when the sky is falling.
Anxiety isn’t a mark on your face that shows where it hurts. It’s not predictable or expendable. It also pulls in other emotions like depression.
And just know, no matter what you look for in someone’s smile, you will never see the anxiety because it is hidden. Deep in thoughts, feelings and emotions. And like anything left buried, it rots.
So friends, if you have an anxious mind like mine- talk to people, journal it out, surround yourself with positivity and learn self love, learn how to hold the roof up for yourself.
Because anxiety, like any emotion, will pass. And then, love can fill the space.
It’s okay, to not be okay,
Norma Rrae
Norma Rrae 
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