Conquering Anxiety

Hello everyone! So sorry that I have been absent for such a long time, it has been a crazy, hectic few months. Just to fill you in I've finally started my Junior year of high school in September and if you are in high school then you know how crazy it can get! Today's post is going to be a little bit different then the others, as I haven't been trying out a ton of new products recently. I don't know why, but I just feel like I needed a little makeup break for a little while and let me tell you my bank account and skin have both been loving it! But not to worry I can feel myself getting back into the old routine of things buying every new product out there! But since I had my little break I wanted to do a deeper more life-related post. It is pretty personal but I wanted to help any of you out there that are going through the same thing as me. For my whole life I have struggled with anxiety but it was never really a problem for me until I began high school. Everything suddenly became a struggle, even the simplest of things that the other kids didn't seem to have any problem with. It made me feel horrible, like I was the only person struggling. Someone who has definitely been an inspiration is Zoe Sugg also known as Zoella. She runs a blog and a youtube channel which I will link both here (http://schoee.blogspot.com/      http://www.youtube.com/user/zoella280390) She made a video about her anxiety that she has struggled with most of her life as well and everything that she said I could relate to. It was so comforting to know that I wasn't the only one out there going through this, and like all of us people dealing with anxiety were in it together and here for each other. Honestly it brought so many people together, even in the comments people were telling their stories of anxiety and others were cheering them on telling them they can get through it and to keep going. She has a quote that has definitely made a difference in my life and I like to remember it every day to help me. "Just say yes" is what she always says. It sounds like such a simple quote, how could that help with anxiety? Well if it is something that you struggle with then you would know that anxiety keeps you from doing things, even things that you want to do. For example if there was something that I wanted to try like a new club or activity even if I really wanted to do it my anxiety would creep into my thoughts and do everything to convince me not to. Just think of all the things that could possibly go wrong. Eventually I would just decide that I didn't need to do it, I was fine without it even though I really wasn't. That is how I would do things before, but now with the help of Zoe that has changed. Remember the quote "Just say yes" and tell it to yourself whenever you feel this way for a little boost of encouragement. It will help I promise. Now obviously you won't be able to get rid of every bit of anxiety by saying this one quote. Take baby steps, try something small before taking a huge step and each time it works it will push you forward and give you a well deserved confidence and a feeling like you can do whatever you put your mind to. I hope that if you deal with anxiety that you will try this and that it helps you be the person you want to be. I love you all.