The Road Less Traveled...
I'd like to speak with you today about something that isn't discussed as openly as it should be. I'll present it the best way I know how... from experience. I hope you find it beneficial. A few weeks ago I experienced a full blown panic attack, mixed with an internal "breakdown", and "rebuilding" process. For the many who experience or have experienced these you are already familiar with the weight of those moments/times. I was drowning underneath the weight of other peoples expectations of me. It was as though the person that I knew, and recognized as "me" was vanishing, and it surely felt that way. However, upon closer investigation at that time I realized that what was leaving, or falling away from me... was actually the parts of myself that I used to identify with these expectations of those around me. (and in some cases those from my past.) Once this realization had occurred I began to feel the weight slowly lift fro...