Tag Archives: anxiety

Where I Find Myself

Posted on September 13, 2015 by anyushka

… I have always wanted all this space/ this open pathless place … and now that I stand in it/ instinct tells me to contain  the openness by  trying to discern the paths which others tread/  attempting to set foot on each … Continue reading →

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Making Mistakes

Posted on August 5, 2015 by anyushka

Some people, like me, shudder inwardly at the thought of making mistakes. Some people shrug their shoulders, and the thought doesn’t really trouble them. Since I’ve been really anxious in the last days about a mistake I made at work … Continue reading →

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Failure – Etc.

Posted on August 1, 2015 by anyushka

I hate making mistakes. I have a boundless fear of failure. It’s like the end of the world when I do something wrong, and it scares the hell out of me. Even more so when my mistakes affect other people. … Continue reading →

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What I Don’t Know, Don’t Have and Can’t Do

Posted on July 5, 2015 by anyushka

I’m struggling at the moment, and have been for a few months now, with my anxiety levels. I put myself under a lot of pressure, as if there was a law about having made all major life choices before I’m … Continue reading →

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When Life Gets Complicated. A Few Things That Might Help

Posted on June 12, 2015 by anyushka

1. Talk things over with friends and family, with whoever you feel is best. Someone who listens, reassures and gives you space to rest and figure it all out. (Do not talk things through with people who will try to solve this … Continue reading →

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Home?

Posted on August 3, 2014 by anyushka

I wish I had somewhere else to live. Another day when I hear the landlady and her daughter in some argument, yelling and tears and the sound of breaking glass in the kitchen (not thrown by anyone, I think, it … Continue reading →

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It is not so easy to fall and keep still…

Posted on July 12, 2014 by anyushka

I’m struggling at the moment, anxiety has been on higher levels again these last months, and today it felt particularly difficult. Be still… I don’t know how to trust. God help my unbelief. You know how I feel. You know … Continue reading →

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