๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ก, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ก๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ. ๐๐จ๐๐๐ฒ, ๐ข๐ง ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ก, ๐ฐ๐ ๐ก๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐๐๐ญ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐๐จ, ๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง๐๐ซ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ
๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐.
My name is Matthew (some call me Matt). I am a business owner and digital artist. I enjoy the outdoors, traveling, portrait photography, game nights, writing, and riding my motorcycle.
๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ.
Over the years, Iโve dealt with mostly anxiety. By nature, I consider myself very detail-oriented, so I have tendencies to be more particular about certain things in my life. I found over the years that this has caused me to overthink in a lot of situations, large or small. Iโve discovered taking time to myself has been the core root to dealing with my anxiety; In a sense, shutting myself off from the world for a short time. From there, Iโve been making efforts to challenge myself in situations I donโt necessarily feel comfortable in. Examples of this would be learning to ride motorcycles or putting my writing out publicly.
๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ซ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ?
Iโm no expert in dealing with anxiety. If I were to offer any words, it would be to first openly address with yourself that you have it. Iโd say donโt deny yourself of healing simply because of pride or fear. Iโve really become comfortable with being vulnerable outside my own bounds because I do it on my terms now. I encourage anyone with anxiety to also use it to their advantage if they can. Iโve found that I can do this by simply making checklists for myself. I learned that itโs in the small victories like cleaning or finishing grocery shopping that you can affirm the good work with yourself. Being busy helps, but I also havenโt let it consume me. In that time, I take to myself and write or put myself in an atmosphere that I feel safe. The other thing is to talk to yourself. It may sound strange, but affirmation with myself has been very critical. It basically validates my emotions and feelings are real and itโs okay to have them. In short, itโs okay to not be okay sometimes. Youโre on your own timeline and if you make that the core focus for yourself, I can say that in my own experience that you will start prioritizing yourself in the best of ways. Hopefully, you find this helpful.
