Hello! I spent a good chunk of yesterday evening having an anxiety attack and I wanted to talk a bit about it, I always think it& #39;s good to be public about this stuff in case reading it helps other people..

Yesterday evening was pretty rough, I got the idea into my head that nobody liked me and people would be much happier if I stopped going to stuff like OTT and never went outside again

Quite often things like this are very much driven by emotion so I did my best to use the logical side of my brain and ask questions:
What was I feeling nervous about?
Why was I nervous?
What evidence is there that it& #39;s true?
What evidence is there that it& #39;s NOT true?

Interrogating a situation like that can really help to get you out of your head and ground you, otherwise I could have spiraled further and further, which is probably what would have happened two-three years ago

Asking those questions let me take more control of the situation, and then I started thinking about how I& #39;ve felt like that before and that feeling passed, and the same will occur with the anxiety I was having now. It was a shitty situation but not a permanent one

All of that then gave me enough strength to reach out to someone I love for help and support, which is the most important thing to do in a situation like that ultimately

I guess my point is, don& #39;t focus on the idea of fixing your mental health, it& #39;s not a broken arm after all. MH is something you manage, I know I& #39;ll feel like that again so what matters is being proactive when it does happen

It& #39;s easy to feel hopeless and powerless, but taking even the smallest positive actions can help set you right again.

Anyway, this is gone a bit ramble-y so just remember to take care of yourself, especially over the holidays

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