Michael,

As far back as I can remember, I have been a quiet, nervous kid. It’s not too hard to imagine, because I’m a pretty quiet, nervous twenty-five-year-old too. I’m scared of disappointing people, of being rude, and of being disliked.

It first began spiraling out of control throughout those dreaded high school years. Fears of being hit by a football when I walked across the oval to class every day, or getting laughed at for saying something wrong.

When you’re desperate to remain invisible, you begin to think that anything that could go wrong, will go wrong. It wasn’t until after leaving school, that I realised that these fears hadn’t subsided.

When I was much older I was able to pin down exactly what was going on in my mind, and why these things made me feel the way I did – I had anxiety.

Once I realized exactly what was going on with my mind, and could put a label on it, I began opening up to my friends and family about how I was feeling.

It wasn’t a sob story, or even a plea for help, in fact, once I was able to open up about it, the first instinct was to share a laugh about it.

When fears are more than just funny anecdotes, they can change your way of life and limit how you engage with the world.

It can be the hardest thing to do, but standing up and saying that you deserve better than this is the first step to helping yourself. There’s no shame in admitting that you don’t want this kind of life for yourself, and that you need to talk to someone – whether a professional or a friend – to work through it. With the resources and help we have available, living in these fears doesn’t have to be a reality. There’s a whole wide world out there for the taking, and we’re the only ones stopping ourselves from truly enjoying it.

Ready to shed your fears and live your real life?
Let’s do this together.

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Call- 1300224636