Looking around with the ups and down in this life, you will agree with me that there are some certain things that are actually inevitable. Life sometimes gives to us what we least expect and sometimes when it comes, we can really be so shocked beyond expectations. Examples like frustrations, discouragements, depression and anxiety. Among them, one of the constant battle I need to face every day is Anxiety.
Even though many of us try to run away from it but the truth is virtually everyone of us at one point always battle anxiety. Most of the time, we tend to keep it so silent so that people will not suspect but the truth is, we actually face it several times. That kind of emotional pressure of trying to have everything and at the same time trying to figure out everything that you haven't had. In fact as I am writing this, I am Still faced with some sort of anxiety in me.
When you look around and try to figure out the expectations from people, friends and families, the economic recession enough is adding so much pressure that makes me feel so anxious of what will be tomorrow. That fear of uncertainty, you might know what you are doing right now but you are not yet sure what the future holds ahead.
Just as many of us have one or two things that is causing so much anxiety in us, I will say for me, one of the things I am really facing right now is the anxiety of not enough. You know the society has a way of culturing us to believe that no matter what you do, it actually looks like you are not doing Enough. The society has painted it in a way whereby if you are not actually popular or having so much money, you are label as a failure.
It is really a terrible thing to have. Most of the time, the thoughts I constantly battle is whether all the efforts I am putting is enough or not. Sometimes I feel deep within me that I am putting in so much effort but it is not really appreciated by people. Sometimes I will also need to deal with the pressure coming from my friends and families. You know it can really be a very devastating thing when you look at your friends and what they are really achieving in life. It might really look like you are actually behind in your life.
The country I live in also is not helping matters. There was a time I actually need to stop visiting social media because of the so much pressure coming with it. I knew if I continue visiting social media every blessed day, I will be negatively affected because when you look at what your mates are actually enjoying and achieving in life and it actually looks like you are still far behind, it gives you this sense of not adequate enough and trust me sometimes it gives me so much of anxiety.
But well one of the ways I am beginning to tackle this feeling of not enough is to always encourage myself. I always remind myself that I don't need to wait till someone commend me that I am doing a great job. I don't need to look at what my friends are actually achieving to compare with mine. Everyone have their own life race and life is in season. They are achieving good things and I am not behind. I always tell myself that I am not a failure and trust me, it has gone a way to help me overcome that sense of anxiety deep within me.
