Have you ever stood in front of your front door, hand hovering over the door handle, inwardly saying to yourself " you can do this"? Or, have you ever sat in the parking lot at a big box store, gripping the steering wheel, anxiously watching as yet another person is walking into an already packed store. (seriously dont they have a limit on how many people can shop at once) Or maybe, just maybe...you are sitting somewhere surrounded my your friends/family, and while you are laughing at all the right times, smiling and nodding your head, and they can see your smile....you know the one that you have been hiding behind. Maybe you feel as if you are sitting behind a glass window...you can see everyone, you can interact with them, but its not you. Its just a shell of who you were, and you are just going through the motions. * Anxiety is real. It is MESSY. There are tears. There are lots of tears. I have suffered with anxiety my WHOLE life...it is real...it is ha