Anxiety. It is different to stress. There are two types of stress, good stress that gets you going and bad stress that stops you in your tracks. There is just bad anxiety. I cope pretty well with stress. However when that slips into anxiety, I cope significantly less well. Anxiety is a major factor in the development of cancer. It lowers your immunity and makes you susceptible. As someone who has been living in the shadow of cancer for thirteen years, it is something that I am highly conscoious of and also very cautious about. I try and order my life to minimise stress that may feed anxiety, whilst still trying to keep on top of those issues which are my passions. I am very honest and open on this blog. I have talked about my issues with cancer, following my diagnosis in 2012. I have talked about my issues with dyslexia, which plagued my schooldays. I have also talked about being diagnosed with anxiety aged 13 and how it periodically plagues me. I hadn't really realised it until today, but it appears that there are people prepared to weaponise these issues. I really don't want to say too much about this right now. But I am in a situation where I find myself in a highly anxious state. I am an analytic person and an engineer by trade, so when I have issues I sit down and try and work out the root causes. Having looked at the situation I find myself in, it is pretty clear that some people perceive this all as weakness. I think they may be about to get a very rude awakening, as it is 100% clear what is going on and why.
The Ruts sang "Babylon is burning anxiety". My advice, if you want to pour petrol on someone and see them burn with anxiety, stand well back when you throw the match on as you might end up rather badly burned.
Onwards and upwards
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