From Positively Present: Tips for #anxiety

I feel that we just have to live our lives however we can until the next opportunity to vote, should we have one.

I know #anxiety well, and it comes from worrying about unactionable shit that is totally out of our control. The next 2 years are in the hands of our elected officials and their appointees now. I can't obsess over it like I have over the last 8 years.

So stay calm/strong/focused/determined, never stop being yourself, keep your eyes open, and get your ass ready to #vote next time.

Cromulent infographic.

#infographics #infographic #anxiety #humor #humour

First flight trip since the kid. Going to Brussels for a gig. Flight anxiety is real 😬😬 But yay travel 😄

#travel #anxiety #storytelling

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Yeah I did that a lot as a kid. I think most people found it annoying

Starting to realize that info dumping is part of my love language.

I'm like "Hey, look at these fascinating things I learned/ read about, aren't they shiny? And cool? I think you are a cool person and you might enjoy these!"

If I do this to someone, it's a sign of trust that they won't make fun of me. (I'v been bullied for it as a kid).

I don't know whether I am neurodivergent in some way, but people misread this a lot.

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Me, a person with anxiety: "How are you not anxious about this possible situation?"

Husband: "Well, I can't do anything to change it."

Me: "... I don't see how that's relevant."

#anxiety #BrainGoblins

I am having a moment of being anxious over how my toots lately have been Off Brand, and I am not putting up enough folklore/storytelling content. And I worry people will unfollow me for not being On Brand.

Then I realize this is probably peak Birbsite conditioning talking... 😬

#anxiety #BirdSite #SocialMedia

Had a brand new #anxiety dream last night: I was in a huge, famous used book store, and I had to leave in 10 minutes to catch an important train... 😶

#dreams #bookstodon #BookwormProblems #books

10yo at school:

"I was afraid of flying on planes, then they told me it is more likely to die in a bus. Now I am afraid of buses too."

Me too, kid. Me too.

Also, teach educators about #anxiety...

#NeverTellMeTheOdds

I get apprehensive sometimes, like I've forgotten to do something.

50-100mg of vitamin B6 fixes that.

Yes, I might've genuinely forgotten something. But I've done the controlled experiment. B6 dearth alone is enough to trigger the feeling.

The real problem is that my civilization requires multitasking and scheduling, but it provides vitamin-impoverished food. The two actually work together.

The problem is that I live in the future.

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/hup.2852

#anxiety #mentalwealth