If you are one of the amazingly wonderful two people that read my blog, you probably sound something like this right now. “But, but Lion, how could a generalized anxiety disorder actually be a good thing? Anxiety is the most deplorable thing this side of cancer, what do you mean? I’m triggered.”
Look, let’s not get all trigger happy, I hate anxiety as much as the next guy or lion. In fact, if I could call the ghost busters to exterminate it from existence, I would – but I can’t. Trust me, I tried it, called their number and as you might have guessed, they had the nerve, the unmitigated gall to not answer. But, there is an upside to having a generalized anxiety disorder. Yes…there is!
Also, this beckons the question, who do you call when the ghost busters don’t answer? Is there a secondary line or something? This falls into my “three greatest questions of all time” along with the other one “What was the rock cooking?” if you were so inclined to wonder. Find out what the third one is……one day, randomly, in a galaxy far far away.

You are now an official bro
You are not alone. Welcome to the brotherhood of generalized anxiety disorders
Congratulations,
You just joined a huge brotherhood of anxious people. Welcome, my child. Now, with that out of the way, meet brother Charles and sister Ruth, Alex, Ashley, Matthew, Mark, Luke, Bartholomew, John, Leviticus, Titus and the rest of the disciples of Jesus Christ our lord and saviour.
The beautiful part about all of this is, you are not alone, and gosh darn it, you might be the chosen one. The one who can break free from the shackles and get rid of anxiety forever, you might just be the one true Morty…Or Neo if you love the matrix like me.
Having pretty much the entirety of planet earth on your side is a good thing, it can come in handy for all sorts of things; like zombie apocalypses or other world ending events. Most people suffer from some form of anxiety so you are not special.
Well I guess you are “special”, but not in the cool way. (Ok, you are cool, but don’t let it go to your head.)
The point is, you have inherited a merry band of misfits you can talk to. So, with that said, stop being a negatron alone in your room moping around all the time. Cheer up and be an optimist prime. Don’t worry, we don’t bite. That is, if you don’t want us too. As a lion, I typically enjoy the occasional gnaw and chew, so if that’s something you are interested in, I can make that happen.

My legs are so short.
You learn how to deal with stress better
Essentially, when you have a general anxiety disorder, you feel like a walking pile of poop. In order to stop feeling like human excrement, you must change your mindset and habits. So, should the situation arise where something stresses you out, let’s say, the Joker coming into town. Now you will be well equipped with your utility belt and suit of armor to fight him and stop the impending downward spiral that his face alone will cause.
(Find out the other things Batman can teach you about anxiety here)
Beyond that, you know what you can and can’t handle. Sure, Batman can tussle around with the Joker, two-face, and all those other goons, but when General Zod comes beaming down from Krypton, its time to call the Justice league…
Knowing the things you can handle and the things you can’t control, (like the weather, life and death, the future, your wife…) this should leave you feeling less stress, because logically there are things you really can’t do anything about, so why sit around and worry about them?
Besides, ignorance is bliss.

Dude, we all look the same
You appreciate the simpler things in life
The world and all of its beauty is a glorious thing, but we simply don’t appreciate it enough. Most people walk about this mortal vale with their heads shoved way up their buttholes and aside from Mr. Poopy butthole himself, that’s not a very good thing.
This becomes painfully evident when you have a generalized anxiety disorder. Mainly because you literally cannot breathe and most times the world feels like a tempest of heaviness beading down on you. Its only until the weather breaks and the sky clears that you can see the sun trying to shine its auspicious rays upon you.
Its just unfortunate that we have to go through our darkest hour in order to see just how beautiful dawn truly is.
Its kind of like that song by Passenger, “you only need the light when its burning low, only miss the sun when it starts to snow, only know you love her when you let her go……and you let her go”

My master’s degrees have all led to this.
You might have just figured out your purpose in life….
There’s this really cruddy thing that I like to call “the crisis.” Yes, I do realize it sounds like a sci-fi dystopian novel, but its actually just your life. It used to be exclusively called the mid-life crisis. But these days the crisis is happening earlier and earlier and because of it, many millennials like myself are encumbered by a wave of anxiety.
I actually cover the ugly realities of the crisis here The Crisis, and how your parents play a huge part in it.
Once you do resolve the meaning of life and decide to be “ok” with the way the world is and accept your place in it, (which let’s be honest is on Instagram) then your general anxiety disorder tends to fade away. Sure, it will pop up now and again, but at least now that you have peered into the infinite light of the glowing ether you know that everything is going to work out and I suppose that’s a good trade-off right?

Hello, my name is Inigo Montoya, you killed my father, prepare to die
Become an Anxiety god (The weaknesses that your generalized anxiety disorder gave you have now become your strengths.)
At one point I was merely a slave to my emotions, waiting to be freed from my anxiety through the coliseum of combat.
But now I am Maximus, Decimus Meridius. Commander of the Armies of the North. General of the Felix Legions, loyal servant to the true emperor, Marcus Aurelius. Father to a murdered son, husband to a murdered wife. And I will have my vengeance, in this life or the next….errr anxiety, I will have my vengeance on anxiety.
But aside from how awesome you can and will be when you get through the other side, my main point is that there is another side. This thing you are going through is only temporary, although it feels otherwise. Just know that there are people who have gone through it and are free from its burden, so can you. Believe that you can do it and you will succeed, I believe in you…
No? You still feel anxious? Alright, Alright, check out my page, I got some more goods for you because I care so much.
Here’s a bunch of links
How your anxiety disorder can turn you into Darth Vader
Thinking lots of thoughty thoughts after this… Thanks for your insights.
Thanks for your commenty comment. I appreciate it. 🙂
Really love the style in which you write! Amazing read, lion! 😎❤
Thanks Ellen! I’m just having way too much fun! 🙂 😎
There is a bit of a paradox with having anxiety. If not for my anxiety and my subsequent self medicating I probably would not have sought help. In seeking help I’ve been turned on to many ways to improve my life and make it richer. Just knowing I’m not alone is huge. The paradox is that the good had to come from hiding in my closet, crying, listening to Coldplay and realizing-this is really messed up!
Thanks for your thoughts and heroic fun on anxiety. Grateful!
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This article. Man. Just. Thanks 🙂
Thanks for reading 🙂
Thanks for making me smile today.
Wonderful! Thanks, I feel all fired up. I do especially love your point on taking more time to appreciate the world around us, its beauty, and how lucky we are to simply be alive.
We are very lucky. The world is some kind of wonderful. 🙂
It truly is wondrous.
Thank you! What’s the leading pic of ?spiderman mean to you?
Oh it’s deadpool. It’s just for humor, which the entire movie is about.
Ah! Thx u. I’m so v out of the loop. Should really watch more TV …said no one evah.
I just read your article on The Crisis. …Which I am having right now, as a second semester senior in college who just decided to toss out the law school plan that I’ve had for four years. I’m gonna go try to pursue a comedy writing career and get some job to support me until I can make it work instead. And everyone thinks I’m nuts and I’m horrified, but it’s what I’ve always wanted to do.
So thanks for your writing. It’s very relatable and it was actually spot-on timing wise, as I just spoke with my adviser and he’s pretty much pounding his face into the wall since I don’t wanna go to law school.
Leo, your one funny dude! This was not only funny, but true. Keep up the good work. You have the lions share.
Thank you Bob 🙂 you made my day!
I just had an anxiety attack last night, this helped put it in another/more positive perspective! Thank you for this post ❤
Big hugs! Those panic attacks are not fun. Thanks for reading 🙂
<3 haha no they are not! and no probs!
Thanks for the post! I liked it very much 🙂 I love the way you think and write. I also believe that anxiety (or depression) can help us discover the beauty and important things in life. Of course, I don’t believe it is absolutely necessary to suffer from anxiety to achieve this, but it can help, even if we suffer.
Very true! I appreciated life beforehand but if possible even more so afterward. I am receiving your comments as well. 🙂
Hi, I don’t know if the comments are working for me in your page. If you receive them, let me know 🙂
I always love your blog simple because it has my doggos name 😀 and you have amazing content as well.
🙂 thank you
Thanks for this. I’m not in a good place right now (as you know, you’ve read my post) but this reminds me of why I got the words “this too shall pass…” tattooed on my wrist. Yes, it comes like clockwork but it shall also pass. Sooner rather than later, I hope!!! 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻
You’ve made me smile! Thanks!
I love your blog!
Thank you dear 🙂
Definitely a heightened sense of perception; no one’s sneaking up on ME.
Thank you Leo, for giving us with anxiety another way to look at it.
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The upside of anxiety. Good one!
Loved this post made me laugh but also really made me think and that is so cool!
You’re so cool. <3 I'm happy you enjoyed it.
Hey you are always my favorite and your every bit of words are really helpful. This time I also tried to do a new post on GAD…Have a look …
https://wordovation.in/its-time-to-know-more-about-gadgeneral-anxiety-disorder/
Hope you will like it
Ill take a look at it 🙂
Thank you so much
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