It’s not something that comes and goes. It’s a 24/7 thing that can’t be turned off or turned down no matter how hard you try.Anxiety feels like your mind is on fire, overthinking and over analyzing every little, irrelevant thing. You go through the events of your day, analyzing and agonizing over every specific detail. Sometimes, it makes you feel restless and constantly distracted. It feels as if your thoughts are running wild in a million different directions, bumping into each other along the way. Anxiety feels like there is a voice in the back of your mind telling you that everything is not okay, when everything in fact is. Sometimes the voice tells you that there is something wrong with you and that you are different from everybody else. It tells you that your feelings are bad and a burden to the world and that you should isolate yourself. It makes everyday tasks, such as making simple decisions, incredibly difficult. It’s exhausting. Being tense and on edge is physically and mentally draining. It is so much more than just the mind. It affects appetite, behavior, emotions — everything. It will feel like the world is falling apart at the seams. And it's totally okay to feel that way.
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