Hey y'all, 

I've been going through a rough anxious patch the past few weeks, and while sitting here dreading the coming evening I was thinking about what I wish someone would tell me to make me feel a bit better, (since I'm not listening to myself). So this is my somewhat selfish attempt to make myself listen and believe this, I hope they might be of some comfort to someone else:

* You are safe. 
* You are stronger than you think, the fact that you've made it this far is proof of that strength, others might have crumbled, but you've held on. 
* These feelings and thoughts will eventually pass, just as they have before.  
* You are not defined by your anxiety, so do not devalue yourself.
* There is still hope and happiness in the world.
* Though others might think our worries are silly or unwarranted, they are real to us so don't compare yourself to others.
* Though anxiety feels overwhelming when you're in the middle of it, it won't always be in the driver's seat of your life, even if you have to fake it until you make it.

I hope some of these might have helped you, please add anything that has or would bring you comfort.  Sending digital hugs to all who need them.