As the Mental Health Awareness Month comes to a close, I wanted to briefly chat about something that I have been working through. For years I have battled with anxiety, but having anxiety as a content creator is a whole other beast.
Here is what anxiety looks like as a creative:
1- I didn’t even want to use the word “creative” for thinking someone might not find me to be one. And sometimes I don’t think I am. I just have ideas and run with them.
2- Social/networking events can stress me out because I won’t WANT to go but I know I NEED to go and what potential connections can foster.
3- Fear of what hiding and taking time for yourself will do for your brand and/or creativity. But I don’t care anymore. Life be lifing and I need a break sometimes.
4- Manic creativity where you have 6 ideas simultaneously and the anxiety that pops up on how you will execute them because they have a million little moving parts.
5- Paralysis and not being able to do anything but people are looking for something from you.
I’m sharing this because I don’t want people to think I have it together. Even things that come easy to me and I do well stress me out completely. And I’m just trying to find ways to cope. Right now I’m in a really great space and taking control of my inner peace. What’s been the most helpful is setting clear cut boundaries, and honoring and taking time for myself. I’m best when I put me first.
