Anxiety is defined as “a feeling of worry, nervousness,
or unease, typically about an imminent event or something with an uncertain
outcome.” Anxiety can come from no place
in particular and be 100% out of the blue.
A lot of times, people who are overcome with this feeling find that
there isn’t always a reason for them to be anxious; it just comes and as much
as they would like to, they have absolutely no control over it.
A panic attack is defined as “a sudden feeling
of acute and disabling anxiety.” You
see, this is a direct result of your anxiety…if you didn’t know that already! Often
times, panic attacks can leave you feeling out of breath, claustrophobic, unable
to feel okay in your own skin, in tears over the huge amount of anxiety you’re
feeling, alone and in a dark place.
What you may not know about me is that I
struggle with anxiety and as a result of that, deal with sporadic panic
attacks. I can’t speak for all people
who deal with this, but from my personal experience I can tell you that anxiety
can be prompted by a variety of things, but often time just comes out of nowhere.
This last week left me feeling over anxious for
no reason in particular. Everyone deals
with their anxiety in different ways. Over
the past 7 months when I’m faced with anxiety, I have tried
my best to turn my focus to my fitness, my nutrition, my overall mental well-being and my Beachbody family to distract my brain from wandering into
those dark places. This week, I really
needed to just step back from everything and most everyone-- do some soul
searching, reinvent my “why” as it is always changing, work on my goals and reignite
my fire and desire within to do what I really love to do…helping others!
I share this with you not because I’m looking
for pity and not because I’m making excuses. I share this with you because this
is who I really am. Because I understand
what that internal struggle is like.
Because I care enough about you to let you know that I’ve been there before. And that dark and
scary place you feel like you can’t escape from sometimes, still haunts me to
this day. Not everyone will understand
what this struggle is like but let me tell you, I get it!
I’m feeling so much more refreshed then I was
just a few days ago. So, it’s time to get back on the bandwagon, press play and go
CRUSH some goals before my Summer vacation is over!! If I have done nothing more than let you know
today that there’s someone else out there who knows your struggle, then I can
most certainly say it’s been a successful day. You are NOT alone, I’m here for
you!
Until next time, my beautiful friends!
Joany
