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12 Words That Saved Me From Years of Anxiety
It lifted a weight off my shoulders
Two of my favourite words in the English language are “me too.”
They make me feel less alone.
I’ve written a lot in the past about how I’ve struggled with anxiety because of a need to fit in and play the nice guy. I couldn’t bear to upset anyone so I sacrificed my own happiness and well-being for the sake of others.
Then I would take all the broken pieces of my heart when I was alone and try and put myself back together again.
It never really worked. Not long enough for me to believe it would ever last.
I don’t know where I was at the time but I remember walking down the street somewhere. I used to do that back then to clear my head.
About 30 minutes in, I walked past a shop that was playing a Leonard Cohen track. It was like he was singing directly to me. It was exactly what I needed to hear.
“There is a crack in everything, that’s how the light gets in.”
I stopped walking. Somehow I felt lighted.
It was like a weight had been lifted from my shoulders.
