Anxiety is a clever storyteller. It whispers worst-case scenarios, narrates catastrophes that haven't happened, and convinces you that your thoughts are predictions rather than possibilities. Anyone who's lived with anxiety knows it's exhausting—not just mentally, but physically too.

Your heart races even when there's no danger. Your mind loops through the same fears on repeat. Your body gets ready to run from threats that don't exist. It's not weakness; it's a nervous system working overtime.

Understanding anxiety is the first step toward getting control back. Think of it as an alarm system that's over-sensitive. It means well, it just misinterprets the data. When you're anxious, your body isn't trying to sabotage you—it's trying to protect you, just not very efficiently.

There are tools that genuinely help. One is naming the anxiety instead of wrestling with it. Saying "this is anxiety talking" creates distance, reminding you that not every thought deserves obedience. It interrupts the automatic spiral.

Another technique is anchoring yourself in something sensory: your feet on the ground, the texture of your jumper, the rhythm of your breathing. Anxiety pulls you into the imagined future; grounding brings you back into the present, where things are nearly always more manageable.

And then there's support—talking to someone who won't minimise your experience or say "just relax." Anxiety often unravels in the presence of understanding. Therapy creates a space where the knots can loosen, gently, without pressure.

Anxiety isn't a character flaw and it's not a life sentence. With the right tools and support, the volume of that anxious narrator lowers. Eventually, you start to hear your own voice again—the calm one, the hopeful one, the one that remembers you've survived every difficult day so far.

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