You’re not sure what’s been going on with you lately but you feel worried and stressed all the time.
Throughout the day, you can’t focus. You feel busy all day, yet find it near impossible to finish anything. You want to say and do the right thing so bad that you get in your own way and say and do nothing. Then you agonize over your response….or lack of.
You replay mistakes you made days or weeks ago and just cringe for hours, beating yourself up. You play out every what-if scenario of the future, struggling to get out of the cycle of petrified procrastination.
You’re falling behind on your to-do list because you’re plagued by indecision and perfectionism. You are so worried that you will make a wrong move that you do NOTHING. And now you are even further behind. Constantly playing catch up in an endless cycle.
You’re fighting back tears of overwhelm and frustration.
You get so angry with yourself. “Just do it already!” You yell to yourself….ugh, the exhaustion sets in.
You cancel plans with friends, even though you want to be there, because you feel overwhelmed leading up to it.
You crash for a few days. Go into isolation and Netflix binges.
Monday rolls around and you pep-talk yourself.
“Ok, I can do this. I just need to do this one thing…but first let me catch up on that deadline. No wait, let me make a list of everything I need to do. Ugh, what if I say something stupid?”
And just like that, you’re in the cycle again. And life just seems to keep passing you by. Day. By. Day.
You struggle to put this feeling into words.
It’s like that feeling when you miss a step on the stairs, only it’s all the time. It’s like you are drowning in the ocean, even though you know you are actually safe on the beach. It’s impending dread when you can’t pinpoint what exactly you should be dreading. It’s feeling like your body is full of electricity and you can’t stop the buzzing. It’s never feeling confident or safe.
You feel overwhelmed and annoyed most of the time. It’s taking up all your brain space. It’s starting to feel out of control.
This my friend, is anxiety. And it doesn’t need to rule your life. Anymore.
Picture this instead.
You wake up in the morning feeling more rested because you weren’t up all night with worries. You feel grounded enough to tackle your daily tasks. You get dressed and out the door on time,…mostly. You’re able to move through your day and your stomach doesn’t tense up in knots every time a question is asked or a decision needs to be made. You’re able to enjoy moments throughout the day. You interact with others without stumbling over your words and second guessing your response. You make plans with friends AND keep them.
But most importantly, you are gentle with yourself. You feel “normal” again and even confident.
Anxiety doesn’t need to control your life.
You’re in the right place. I can help.
I’ll teach you the tools you need to quiet your mind. I’ll help you learn and practice mindfulness. We’ll develop personalized coping skills to manage your anxiety and worry.
Therapy is the place for you to hash out all your inner turmoil, your repetitive thoughts, that bitchy inner critic. Therapy is the place for you to tackle that voice that reminds you that you’re doing it wrong and you’re going to look stupid. That voice that tells you, “you are not enough.” The place where you can slow down your racing mind, decipher the truth from the lies your inner critic feeds you and develop ways to center and refocus yourself.
Therapy is the place where you rebuild your confidence.
When you’re ready to tame your anxiety, schedule your free 15-minute phone consultation with me here.