In COFFEE CHATS A Glimpse into the Brain of Anxiety Today’s Cup of Coffee is from my favorite place, Hopscotch Coffee. I am drinking a cappuccino made with almond milk. It’s warm, creamy, bitter, but delicious. Today’s Coffee Chat is focused on the topic of anxiety. “Step out the front door like a ghost into the fog, where no one notices the contrast of white on white.” It’s the loneliness, the darkness, and the frustration brought on daily. It’s trying to fix something that’s not broken. It’s feeling unnoticed, not worthy, and insecure. When life is going the way you want, you’re always worrying about what could go wrong. Thinking, ” how can I control this? How can I control what happens next?” The issue with this is that you’ll never control the things you truly want to control. There are things in this life that bring me constant anxiety and I’m not going to control them no matter how much I would like to. I want to control things like diseases that effect those closest to my heart. I want to stop him from potentially leaving me one day, while I can do all the right things at the end of the day you’re not going to stop some one from leaving you if that’s what they decide. I can’t control someone else’s feelings. You want to give everything you have to make those you love happiest, even if that means making sacrifices, but sometimes there isn’t anything you can do except just be there for someone. However, I will always worry, I will always jump to worse case scenarios in my head. If I haven’t heard from my parents in a while my mind goes straight to the idea that they were in a car accident. If he doesn’t respond to my text within 15 minutes I worry he’s mad at me. My mind is more pessimistic than optimistic. It’s an everyday uphill battle. People would argue you can control your attitude and optimism, however, it’s extremely difficult when your mind tries to fight you in that. If he doesn’t text me that he made it to his destination, I’m calling the people he might be with to make sure he’s okay. Anxiety makes me feel worthless. It makes social situations hard. If you’re not invited to something, you feel like they don’t want to be your friends anymore. You feel as if you’re not as crucial to the friend group compared to others. When things are going wrong in your life, you might tell one person you are super close with every last excruciating detail. You’re friends, who may notice something is wrong, will get some of the information, but nothing too detailed. It’s wanting to put on a front that you have it all together. You’re Instagram is on point, you’re seen as ‘healthy’, or at least that’s what your Instagram tells people. They don’t see your portion control issues or the slip ups that you beat yourself up over. It’s being extremely self aware. Anxiety, leads to over thinking every word you say to someone. It’s worrying that you might have come off too negative to someone, or said something that might have secretly offended them. No matter how irrational it may seem, these are valid feelings. About Me Hi I'm Hannah! I'm in love with all things cute, cozy, vintage and warm. If I'm not here writing on my blog then I'm up on a Mountain taking in God's beautiful creation. You'll come to learn that I consume my time with good people, coffee, running, and the great outdoors! I'm so glad you're here! I can't wait to get to know you! Search and hit enter... Recent Posts ! " # $ Search and hit enter... % & 0 0
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In C O F F E E C H AT S
A Glimpse into the Brain of Anxiety
Today’s Cup of Coffee is from my favorite place, Hopscotch Coffee. I am drinking a cappuccino made with almond milk. It’s warm,
creamy, bitter, but delicious. Today’s Coffee Chat is focused on the topic of anxiety.
“Step out the front door like a ghost into the fog, where no one notices the contrast of white on white.”
It’s the loneliness, the darkness, and the frustration brought on daily. It’s trying to fix something that’s not broken. It’s feeling
unnoticed, not worthy, and insecure.
When life is going the way you want, you’re always worrying about what could go wrong. Thinking, ” how can I control this? How
can I control what happens next?” The issue with this is that you’ll never control the things you truly want to control. There are
things in this life that bring me constant anxiety and I’m not going to control them no matter how much I would like to. I want to
control things like diseases that effect those closest to my heart. I want to stop him from potentially leaving me one day, while I
can do all the right things at the end of the day you’re not going to stop some one from leaving you if that’s what they decide. I
can’t control someone else’s feelings. You want to give everything you have to make those you love happiest, even if that means
making sacrifices, but sometimes there isn’t anything you can do except just be there for someone. However, I will always worry, I
will always jump to worse case scenarios in my head.
If I haven’t heard from my parents in a while my mind goes straight to the idea that they were in a car accident. If he doesn’t
respond to my text within 15 minutes I worry he’s mad at me. My mind is more pessimistic than optimistic. It’s an everyday uphill
battle. People would argue you can control your attitude and optimism, however, it’s extremely difficult when your mind tries to
fight you in that. If he doesn’t text me that he made it to his destination, I’m calling the people he might be with to make sure he’s
okay.
Anxiety makes me feel worthless. It makes social situations hard. If you’re not invited to something, you feel like they don’t want
to be your friends anymore. You feel as if you’re not as crucial to the friend group compared to others.
When things are going wrong in your life, you might tell one person you are super close with every last excruciating detail. You’re
friends, who may notice something is wrong, will get some of the information, but nothing too detailed. It’s wanting to put on a
front that you have it all together. You’re Instagram is on point, you’re seen as ‘healthy’, or at least that’s what your Instagram
tells people. They don’t see your portion control issues or the slip ups that you beat yourself up over.
It’s being extremely self aware. Anxiety, leads to over thinking every word you say to someone. It’s worrying that you might have
come off too negative to someone, or said something that might have secretly offended them. No matter how irrational it may