Some Anxiety is Normal

Please don’t beat the shit out of yourself for being anxious sometimes. It’s perfectly normal. Life is goddamned scary as f*ck.  Just turn on the news. If you don’t have some anxiety, you are a sociopath. And, FYI, we are the only creatures on Earth that know something is coming in our future. Not dolphins, or dogs, or chimpanzees. Do you know what we are singularly aware of that is coming? Yup – death. We know that someday, our friends, our family, and ourselves are going to die. No matter your spiritual beliefs, this is scary, painful, and anxiety-provoking.

So, cut yourself some slack. If you wake up (as I do) in the wee hours of the night with panic in your heart, you are not alone. It is the human condition. Yes, life is a beautiful, wondrous thing. But it is also filled with heartache, ugliness, and death. Anxiety is just part of the equation.

So, if you are anxious sometimes, or even often, give yourself a break and know you are a perfectly normal human being.