Stress is a Powerful Beast

Lately I've felt the weight of stress pressing down on me. It sneaks up behind you and creeps into every facet of your life. There is no escaping stress once it has begun. Because just when you think it's gone it worms its way into the deepest part of your mind and eats away at your psyche. Stress doesn't solve problems, it creates them. It makes you insecure and mocks your every flaw. It opens up old wounds that you spent so many years carefully sewing shut and exposes them for all the world to see. It ruins your mind and your body. Stress covers itself in depression and holds on to everything that gives life purpose. Stress is a powerful beast that begs to be conquered.

I haven't felt like myself for a long time, and I think that stems from stress. It placed me in a hole that I've been trying and failing to dig myself out of. But the thing about stress is that it needs you to become complacent. It feeds on complacency and can only grow if you let it. Well mine has gotten big, but not too big for me to beat. I am making a conscious effort to stop feeding the beast. I won't let my stress define me. I'm tired of being complacent.

I'm hoping the more I build myself up, the weaker the monster will get. So I keep trying to write powerful and encouraging messages, not only to remind myself of my own strength, but also to help anyone else that feels the same way I do. Stress doesn't deserve a place in my head. It didn't help me get to where I am today and I won't let it take me back to where I was yesterday.

Today's post is a short one, but I needed to get it off of my chest. I hope you are all having a lovely and stress free day!

Much love!