Today is Bell Let’s Talk Day. A day focused on discussing and de-stigmatizing Mental Illness.  Today, I’ll will be different, I will share two posts in the hopes that it will help someone. I’d like to take a step away from my usual gaiety :),  to share the words of an amazing young woman.

Please take the time to read, understand, share, leave a comment.  These words will ring true to someone.

I present to you, :  The situation is Life by Andishire

It’s all fun and games until Anxiety steps in. The worst part about it is that I never know who is going to show up to our little ‘play date’ as they like to call it.
There are so many of them that I’m not sure whose company I enjoy the most. Maybe I can give you a quick introduction to a few of them…

Meet the one that is constantly at play.

Hostility. You see she’s the shield that protects from intruders and helps fight off anything or anyone that wants to get close and she’ll go through hell and high waters to ensure that she gets her fill of fun while doing so no matter who she has to hurt in the process.

There’s Vigilance… she is the mastermind of calculated fun. Encountering her is like playing a game of chess, each move needs to be properly thought out before executed. The only thing is that in chess both players has the equal chance to win, whereas with Vigilance there’s only one outcome… she comes out on top. She notices everything about you, like the way your intonation changes mid-sentence or how your breathing picks up when she asks you a question. She knows when she’s the focus of your conversation even if you’re on the other side of the room and she’s preoccupied and you can bet your bottom dollar that she’s going to make it known that she knows what you’ve been up to.

Chatty, she’s probably the most annoying out of all. She says things that isn’t even relevant just to ensure that she can be in on any conversation that may be on the floor. She hates feeling left out and just won’t shut the hell up. I can’t stand her sometimes. Sometimes she makes the most illogical statements that has me wondering where the hell she got them from.

Then there’s the most dangerous of them all…

Silence. She’s as sly as a Fox trying to capture a sheep amongst the flock, her reaction rate is that of a Hydra… the more you try to cut her down, the more she grows and the stronger she attacks…. she is a combination of all her sisters and her playground is the mind where no one can see.
She pounces when you least expect her and whispers your greatest fears out loud but no one else can hear.
She tugs at your strings until you’re unable to stand the sound of your own thoughts.

You see it’s all fun and games until Anxiety steps in. Anxiety is a general term used for an overwhelming feeling of nervousness or fear of not knowing the possible outcome for any situation…

I am Andishire… and in my case the situation is Life

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