Anxiety Is Just a Word

How I use experience as an antidote to fear

Photo by the author — Dark Corner, South Carolina

A lot of things frighten me, but no one really knows that because I spend a lot of time soldiering on with a tough exterior. I’m good at soldiering, but being a great, big liar doesn’t do much to help me grow as a person.

In an effort to get to know the limiting voices inside my head a little better, I decided to write down…