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Enternal
The constant fight inside your own mind
Anxiety
The fear of something that isn’t there
Anxiety
The reminder than you are not like others
Anxiety
The struggling to find yourself amongst the constant thoughts
Anxiety
Trying to remember when reality is when society tells you that your wrong
Anxiety
Fighting to be better for others in fear of being rejected
Anxiety
But pushing people away in fear of being hurt
Rejected
Hiding yourself away so nobody knows who you really are
Anxiety
Looking in the mirror and seeing the monster you have become
Anxiety
Its a constant struggle that many deal with
Anxiety presents itself in many treacherous ways
The battle in your own mind, exhausting as ever
But still you push on because you have those who rely on you
You put your needs second for the ones that need you
You push your problems in the back of your mind, and try to focus on helping others
You are not alone nor do you need to fight alone
There are those just like you and fight every day
We need to be there for each other just as you are there for others
We need to open up and express the struggle
Anxiety
Not an illness
Not a disease
Not cancer
Not an infection
But in some ways, anxiety can be even more deadly
Anxiety
You fight against an illness and you can beat it
You can battle againt a disease and win
Many battle cancer every day and are applauded when they win
Infections are faught with a healthy body
But anxiety can never be beaten, only weakened. When someone gets better nobody will applaud you, nobody will respect the fight, nobody will even realize it.
Anxiety is a constant battle
Sometimes you are winning the battle and everything seems fine
Sometimes you lose the battle and the world seems to end
But the battle never is won, never over, never quiet.
Anxiety is forever
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This is personal experience and a potential way for ordinary people to understand what people that struggle with chronic anxiety deal with. I've been misunderstood by my friends, my teachers, my coworkers, even my family didn't understand what was going on inside my head. They knew so little about the constant struggle I have inside my head. So I want to give everyone an idea of what it's like and then potentially could give everyone a reason to be understanding of those with chronic anxiety.