A lovely client of mine, who I have only helped so far with a couple of CBT sessions, has just shared that she was felt guided to write this beautiful poem yesterday on anxiety which she has kindly allowed me to share with you. Helen Greenaway is so very gifted and exceptionally kind too to share her very personal journey which I am sure so many of you who have experienced anxiety can relate too.  I hope it gives you comfort and hope to overcome the anxiety which you may be experiencing:-

I’ve searched and I’ve searched but I can’t find a way
Intrusive thoughts that won’t go away
I’m obsessed with the internet it’s a daily chore
The more I go on it  I seem to want more
All that searching for answers how will I get better
I’ve even thought about writing God a letter
What would I ask him would HE know why
Each day I wake up I just want to cry
Deep deep feelings confusion, despair
I feel so helpless does anyone care
Doctors can’t help except offer a pill
Why can’t they see this just makes me feel ill
It’s the pills that started this nightmare of mine
Until antibiotics I was feeling just fine
Then I woke up one morning my mind not my own
Chest started pounding
I felt so alone
Each day getting worse the sickness, the shaking
Loss of appetite and muscles all aching
Which leads to my body losing so much weight
I can tell you now this has not felt Great
In desperation without a doubt
I couldn’t think clearly I just wanted out
Thinking like that just wasn’t right
I need to be here and put up a fight
Anxiety it just takes over your mind
When the person you are is so loving and kind
So I have to remember each day and each night
To talk to myself and continue to fight
It’s a very long road so no need to pretend
That this bitch of anxiety is soon going to end
So with CBT and sound advice
I will plod on whatever the price
Life is for living and live it I will
I’ll do it all without taking a pill
I will talk to anxiety I WILL make it my friend
And hope that one day it will come to an end.