Ray,
One more thing. When anxiety gets to me, often times I need to put things into perspective. As bad as I think I have it, I look around when I drive through some of the poorer neighborhoods here in Rochester. I see how these people live, how they struggle. At least I'm not worrying about being attacked, or shot at, or anything as dangerous as that where I live. At least we're not living like someone in a 3rd world country, just trying to survive, let alone have a comfortable life. I know it sounds cliche, but it is true.
And, back when I dealt with serious anxiety (which I've been able to nearly completely overcome), something as simple as thinking about the bigger picture, this place, this planet where we live. There is so much more about you as a person than the fact that you have a couple of pounds to lose, or that you have a mountain of credit card debt (I have both, too). Essentially, they are good problems to have. It means you have something to work towards, something to live for, something to fight for.
I've been bummed lately, too. About my debt, about my health. So I'm going to do something about it. I'm trying today to improve things around me. This past weekend I slapped a new coat of paint on a few rooms in my house, and today I'll be slapping a new coat of paint on me as I grind through my workout.
There are good things coming, man....it's all in how you view it!
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