Overcoming Anxiety (Patreon)

Hello my patreon peeps 🫶 I wanted to write this week about overcoming anxiety because that topic has been relevant for me lately. It’s almost ONE YEAR of me being weed free & since stopping smoking I’ve had significantly less anxiety overall. When I do get anxious now it’s almost always just about something I have to do. I often get anxious at bed time when I know I have to wake up to do something (making a flight, getting somewhere by a certain time, etc.) or I sometimes get anxious throughout the day if I have something to do at night. It definitely depends on the “thing” I have to do, but for example, last night I went to go see SZA alone. She is my #1 favorite artist & I was SO excited, but I got really anxious throughout the day leading up to it because I was nervous about going to my first concert alone. Of course, once I got to my seat it totally went away (& I had taken a lil kratom & my anxiety soothing tincture before leaving the house LOL). I think it also helped that I had a really sweet guy next to me named Louis who was there alone too & was just being super friendly & talkative. I always feel better when I can actually talk about my feelings even if it’s quickly to a stranger. Louis was like “Oh my god I was anxious too!” So that helped me feel less alone :’) The actual show was amazing & I felt like I was levitating in an anxiety-free zone LOL. I did get a little jumbled up in the brain while leaving & walked the entirely wrong direction than where I parked for a very long time though which was tragic… But I eventually made it to my car & listened to my little podcasts & felt good about the whole night. Anyway! Idk what the takeaway is really, but I guess for me it helps just to tell someone when I’m anxious & they’ll either suggest a helpful tool or just make me feel less alone. I love y’all so much! I hope today was an anxiety-free day for you 🫶