It has been less than a week since I decided to share my story, in hopes that it would help others like me. I hoped it would help change your lives for the better.
The reality is, I think you have changed mine.
I've been overwhelmed by the response and I am ever so grateful. I feel convinced that now is the time for me to do something that, perhaps, I should have done years ago - become a professional mental health counselor.
Right now, I'm just someone fighting a lifelong battle with generalized anxiety and lives to tell the tale. I want to do more.
Currently, I am looking at my options for going back to school.
Sometimes things happen at the times they are supposed to happen, and not a minute sooner. I have asked myself frequently why I did not consider becoming a counselor when I was in undergrad. Instead, I eared a communications degree and currently work in sales and marketing - a career I once thought I would be unable to do, considering my anxiety.
The job never felt like the right fit, but I think because of that, I was able to reach outside of my comfort zone and truly work through a lot of the rough edges in my anxiety life.
I never thought I could make cold calls, or attend networking events by myself. But I do. And now I have the experience to share with you how I was able to overcome my anxiety enough to do it.
Without my current profession, I never would have been able to acquire the experiences that would allow me to help you.
And in turn, helping you has helped me find my calling.
So thank you. I look forward to continuing with this blog for many years to come, and seeing where my life's journey will take me.
I am so glad I stumbled upon your blog. As someone who suffers daily from GAD, it's comforting that I am not alone. Although I do not wish this on anybody. Thank you for sharing your story. I hope to one day over come all of this and finally find a sense of relief!
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