IS MY ANXIETY GOING TO GET WORSE OVER TIME??

Anxiety is a very real and serious problem for many people around the world including this writer.

While it is normal to experience anxiety from time to time, if it begins to take over your life and interfere with your daily activities, then it may be time to seek help.

Unfortunately, the longer you wait, the worse the anxiety can become. Anxiety is a common experience in life and can be difficult to manage for some people, it can even worsen over time and become more difficult to cope with. Asking the question "is my anxiety going to get worse over time?" is an important one to address.

It is important to understand how anxiety works, its causes and how it can be managed in order to answer this question more accurately.

Many people make mistakes with their anxiety. In fact, one of the problems with anxiety is that anxiety itself can make mistakes more likely to happen because anxiety changes thought, processes and feelings in a way that can lead you to making decision that are counterproductive for curing anxiety.

A common mistake that people make with anxiety is "moping". In this case, moping is the is the idea that you need to "be alone". The idea that you need to go home after a tough day at work, do nothing but sit and drink, and that this will ease your stress and anxiety.

By "moping" I do not mean taking a short time to recharge. Everyone needs some alone time once in a while which is a great way to reduce stress. In this case, "moping" is this idea that doing nothing is the solution to anxiety. It is the act of intentionally avoiding any life changes, feeling bad for yourself and hoping that anxiety will go away.

Feeling like you need to sit and do nothing and that you will somehow feel better is a function of anxiety. Anxiety completely drains the body. It makes it hard to want to do much of anything. Anxiety makes you feel like you want to be alone, and that the best strategy to get rid of it is to "veg out" until you feel better.

Ideally, you need to stay active. You need to be surrounded by friends and try your best to get out there. You need to exercise and have new experiences. Avoiding those experiences because you want to cope with your anxiety alone causes several issues that makes anxiety worse.

Take the time to assess your current state of mind and reflect on what works best for you in managing anxiety symptoms. It may be difficult at first but by making small changes one day at a time, it is possible to make strides towards feeling better and better each day. 

Remember you're not a burden and that you're allowed to feel that way even if you don't know why. You don't need to feel pressured to stop feeling that way. Take all the time you need. It's really okay that you're not okay right now.

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