Anxiety is a pretty major part of my life. Even just admitting that makes me anxious. 🤪
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What do you do to keep yourself mentally healthy?
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I think it’s probably the same for a lot of us, although we don’t often talk about it. Mental health has this weird stigma connected to it. I mean, we don’t feel weird or uncomfortable talking about our physical ailments and yet the moment someone mentions depression or anxiety everyone starts shuffling away awkwardly. Personally when my anxiety is screaming in my head I tend to become reclusive. Leaving the house is this huge thing that makes me want to curl into a ball and hide. Of course being a full time writer doesn’t exactly lend itself to extroversion. It’s often easier to stay at my desk and hide behind the guise of work. And spending so much time in the heads of my characters means I can avoid my own vitriolic thoughts.
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However, since we moved to Whitby, with the beach and the sea practically on my doorstep I’ve been better about getting out of the house. Going for a walk everyday just so I can drink in the sea air and watch the waves lap at the shore has definitely been a boon. ⠀⠀
My anxiety is not something that will go away but I can work on it. And I can definitely make sure it doesn’t stop me from living the life I dream of. ⠀⠀
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