Free Yourself from the Past

Things used to be so different.

There was a time when you could get through your day without being burdened by crippling anxiety.

Sometimes, you think about when you used to feel calm and enjoyed being around other people.

You want so badly to return to that place, but every day it feels farther away.

Ever since that event, your life has been spiraling out of control.

You once had such boundless ambition and so much you wanted to accomplish in the future.

But now, all your motivation and hope have disappeared.

And making even the most trivial decisions consumes you with fear and doubt.

Your emotions and moods swing wildly.

Intrusive thoughts and painful memories flood over you without warning.

Just when you feel like you might be starting to improve, something triggers you and undoes all your progress.

It’s terrifying to never know from one moment to the next how you’re going to feel.

No one seems to understand.

You desperately want to talk to someone about what you’re going through, but you’re scared of how they’d react.

So, you keep it all inside. Bury it down, try not to think about it, and put on a happy face.

But hiding your feelings isolates you, and a distance grows between you and everyone else.

Something needs to change.

You wish there were some way to go back to life before this all happened to you.

And you know that if you continue on this path, it will only lead to more hurt, loneliness, and harm.

But making a change feels impossible. Your world is upside down, and you don’t know how to fix it.