The Life of Rachel

When we turn on the news channel, what do we see? When we flick through the feeds on social media platforms, what do we read? When we turn on the radio, what do we hear? These are three different questions, but they all share the same answer. In times like these it is not just important to look after ourselves physically, but mentally too. A pandemic such as this is one not only takes a toll on how we live our lives, but to how this new change in lifestyle and fear of the known and unknown will make us feel on the inside. As someone who deals with anxiety on a daily basis, I can empathise with what a lot of the world’s population is going through and many people choose not to speak of it for fear of having it come to life or it may just be thoughts that are better kept secret. These thoughts shouldn’t be kept on the inside, they should be let out so others can help ease the burden of them. However, if people are too anxious to say them out loud then allow me to help with that; i...

Anxiety....  What does that word make you think? Does it make you think about how it’s only just a word, a substitute for feeling worried? Well, in my opinion,  you’re wrong, it’s so much more than that. I deal with it  daily and so do  many others.  Actually, we  don’t even d eal with it, we suffer from it. However, some of us deal with it in the shadows, trying to hide it in the darkness because if it peeks itself out into the light,  we are afraid people won’t understand it and that’s the harsh reality of today’s world. A lot o f people don’t have the slightest clue of what some of us go through  on a daily basis ,  yet they still tell us “Don’t be worrying yourself, just chill”. Trust me, if we could do that,  we would in a heartbeat with no hesitation, but it’s never been that simple . I’m constantly seeing the same m ental h ealth post on social media platforms that reads,  “We live in a society where if we break a bone eve...