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    The Joy is in the Journey; Overcoming Anxiety

    Sweaty palms, flustered face, an intense vibration resonating from the chambers of the heart. Ba boom! Ba boom! Ba boom! Ahhh the overwhelming discomfort the body experiences at the hands of anxiety. I think most of us are all too familiar with this feeling. For as long as I could remember, anxiety had been a prevalent issue in my life, like a little pest just biting away at my mental wellbeing. That is, until I decided I would no longer allow anxiety to rule over me. For years anxiety had me in it’s shackles. Overthinking every interaction, every possible outcome. It became a way of being. The intrusive thoughts would…