Dear Anxiety,

You’ve had quite the hold on me

Suffocating 

Encapsulating

Keeping me from who I was made to be

You’ve filled my head with lies

Deceiving 

Contorting

Making me constantly ask “why?”

You’ve made me believe I have no purpose

Stealing

Persuading

Convincing me this life isn’t worth it

You’ve passed down your unrelenting fear

Destabilizing

Trapping

Leading me to wonder if I should even be here

You’ve caused me many tremors

Sweating

Spinning

Causing everything inside to stir

You’ve caused me numerous nightmares

Traumatizing 

Paralyzing

Petrifying me with your glare

You’ve led me to denounce my worth

Confusing

Blurring

Revealing all that I “don’t deserve”

You’ve fanned the flame of addiction

Drowning 

Blinding

Taking away any sense of conviction

Dear Anxiety,

Today I take back what was always mine

Sanity

Clarity

Receiving a still, sound mind

Today I take back the territory

Reclaiming

Renaming

Controlling the rest of my story

Today I receive Truth

Freeing

Believing 

Knowing He’s the only One who soothes

Today anxiety has to flee

Dissipating 

Disintegrating 

Declaring it no longer has a hold on me

Sincerely,

Free