I used to view anxiousness as a controllable thing that people used as an excuse to work up some attention. Nevertheless, in my adulthood at some point I experienced it regularly and it attributed to me being diagnosed with high blood pressure. I never thought that I would be so vulnerable. I worked very at keeping myself conservative and inside a shell of some sort. All of that meant nothing. I needed to change some things about myself which included living out loud if that meant freedom from anxiety. Mostly, any and everything made me anxious. I prayed about it but it remained. As a believer I knew God saw my struggles and had to trust that there was and is always a way to freedom. It may not be easy but to experience my best life, it was necessary to take a stand against what I made normal. I didn't realize until a 21 day no meat fast that it was anxiety because for many years I lived that way. I thought it was normal until I was able to have nearly three weeks without it. Th...