Anxiety – A Personal View

So you’re probably thinking to yourself, “What the heck is this blog about?” It’s about anxiety. Irrational fear. Panic. You know…the usual.

I’m not a doctor, or a therapist. I’m someone who lives with anxiety, brought on by a lifetime of traumatic events dating back to my early childhood. We’ll get into that as we go.

One of the things my 40+ years of living with this sneaky creature has done is to mold me into a walking, talking contradiction. I have panic attacks, but I go whitewater rafting. I’m an introvert, but everyone thinks I’m the life of the party. I make my living doing risk management even though I have absolutely no personal belief that risk can be mitigated.

In the words of my former psychologist, “You’re highly functional, amazingly!” Ahh, the sweet sounds of praise.

In the course of becoming (and remaining) “highly functional”, I’ve learned a lot about myself, along with developing a healthy respect for tools, and concepts, and being open to trying things that have worked for others.

I’d like to keep doing that, and to share what I’ve learned. Others have done it for me, and I’d like to pay it forward.

I hope you’ll join me over the weeks and months, comment on the things that interest you, and email or link to postings you think will benefit friends, relatives, and co-workers who might be looking for a little help from someone who’s been there and has lived to talk about it.

Thanks for listening!