On the topic of anxiety.

If you, like me have trauma in your past and continue to work through the physiological effects of anxiety, the pandemic has been and continues to be… difficult.

Anxiety manifests itself in different ways for different people. It’s hard speak generally to someone with anxiety as there is a broad range of symptoms which makes suggestions to get past the anxiety, a bit of a shot in the dark. I’m am not a doctor or therapist, just someone who lives with anxiety, so take this post as editorial content/personal experience and not specific advise to your current position.

As stated, everyone experiences anxiety in different ways. Personally, my main symptoms include physiological manifestations of the following: heart “ache”, heart pangs, difficulty breathing, tightness in chest, and when full panic attack happens the inability to catch my breathe and a spiked heart rate. Symptoms hit with or without any trigger (internal or external), though I’m getting much better in preventative behaviors and anticipating triggering events to stay away from.

The tools I utilize, as directed by my Therapist and Cardiologist include: daily exercise, weight maintenance to control blood pressure, breathing exercises to reduce heart rate, sleep routines, and meditation to be proactively in the moment and out of my head. I’ve tried perscription drugs to help reduce my anxiety and found them…