Maxie’s been on the receiving end of some of my freak outs and I’ve received a few of those texts from her over the years as well. More often than not, there’s an easy solution or whatever we were freaking out about never even comes to be. I love Maxie’s roundup– try to go through the list and find something that you haven’t freaked out about before!
25 Things To Stop Freaking Out About Right Now
Guest post by Maxie McCoy
Do you remember the last time you had a mini freak out in your head? Or maybe a full on meltdown in your room? It’s never pretty. It’s always full of concern and often times tears. And unfortunately it happens more often than any of us would probably like to admit.
The constant worrying, obsessing, and over-analyzing can really take a toll on life. Because there is always something to freak out about if we let ourselves. There is always more anxiety to feel. And more to question about our lives.
When I reflect back on my younger years, I wish I had realized how much energy was wasted on little things that didn’t matter. Or wasted on all that I couldn’t control. I would have saved myself months of having full body twitching from such serious anxiety. I would have enjoyed my last years in college and my first years living in San Francisco a little bit more.
Because when we become better friends with that little voice inside our head, and more important become a better boss of it, our whole day gets better… our ability to love ourselves (life’s great achievement) gets easier…and the freak outs get less frequent.
If you’re finding yourself in any of these common freak outs listen up:
1. Starting college in the fall – This is one of the most insightful times of your life. It won’t always be roses but it’s exciting. Let yourself enjoy this next chapter.
2. Finding a job – The right one will come. Keep at it. Networking. Connecting. Refining your skills. And getting the right help. Every job is a stepping stone. It doesn’t have to be perfect.
3. Saving money – Do what you can with where you’re at. Even a little bit helps.
4. Booking your vacation – There’s options. You don’t have to book something extreme. Book something that allows you to turn off.
5. Changing your hair – If you feel the urge, do it. Hair always grows back.
6. Being single – You have your whole life to be in a relationship. Enjoy the freedom for now. And keep your standards high.
7. “Looking good” in a bathing suit – No one is looking. They’re all worried about how they look. Enjoy the beach and forget about your belly or thighs.
8. If you made the right decision – Every wrong decision leads you to the right one.
9. Finding your purpose in life – Keep doing. Keep trying. It will reveal itself through action.
10. Losing hair in the shower – Almost always a normal thing. No need to text pictures of it to your mom.
11. A broken phone/computer/charger – It happened. Fix it. And move on.
12. Deciding on a name for your new blog/business/book – Let it go. Turn off the thinking. It will come to you when you relax.
13. Getting all of your work done – In the time you’ve been freaking out about it you could have been getting some of it done. So do something about it. In your control.
14. Breaking that bad habit – Everyone has them. Its OK. You’ll break it when you want to.
15. Being “found out” – You’re competent. You deserve this. Believe that.
16. Moving to a new city – Wild and exciting. Revel in the unknown instead of worry about what’s next.
17. Accidents, like leaving the freezer open overnight – Throw out the ice cream and call it a day. Shit happens.
18. Pimples – Quit picking. Touching. Worrying. Dermatologists can help. But mostly no one even notices so don’t let it ruin that date, day, presentation or picture. You’re beautiful.
19. Getting a text back – You can’t control people.
20. Your emails – If they really needed you, they’d call. It’s never as important as we think. You’ll get to that inbox when you do.
21. Who’s viewing your snapchats – It doesn’t mean what you think it does. Let it go.
22. The election – Vote how you want to vote. Use your voice.
23. Saying the right things – Your words contribute only 7% of what a person remembers of a convo. Think about your energy and body language instead.
24. What could go wrong – Quit stealing from your current joy by fantasizing tragedy.
25. Anything in the future – Not in your control. Ever. Focus on the now and what’s in your power (aka this exact moment).
Remember, you cannot control any of these things that you’re freaking out about. And the ones you can, you need to do something about right now instead of worrying. Your reaction is your greatest strength in combating a freak out. Don’t give another person your power. Don’t give fear your power. Remember everything is almost always totally ok in the moment. Breathe. And be gentle with yourself. The freak out will pass as long as you don’t add gasoline to the fire of your panic.
xoxo
Love this, so cute!
xo,
Mary
thedashofclass.com
I love this! Very inspirational and great to read on a Monday.
xx,
Ash
http://www.ashleyannplan.com
Perfect read to begin the week!
-Emily
http://Www.Lareinerambles.blogspot.com
Loved, loved, loved this!
Karina xx
http://www.thekazlightanthem.blogspot.com
wow. this was exactly what I needed right now. It's so good to be reminded that everything will work itself out.
Taylor Anthony
Such a nice little reminder for this Monday morning! So few things are under our control, so learning to let go is one of the most rewarding things you can do.
Taylor | Positively Taylor
Thank you.
http://www.rsrue.blogspot.com
Whoa. Needed this in a serious way. Instant relief!
Freaking out about quite a few things on that list! This post helped me to calm my nerves. Thanks for sharing, I loved this post!
Ashley
MyWellDressedLife.com
This is such a cute post!
Lauren,
http://www.atouchofsoutherngrace.com
Loved this post! Such a uplifter.
xx. The Coastal Confidence
http://the-coastalconfidence.com/
I needed this today! So good.
Love love love this! Maxie always knows what to say. Thanks for sharing!
http://gretchendonovan.blogspot.com
Soooooo much #10! My biggest worry is I'm going bald! Thanks for putting that in perspective for me!
Soooooo much #10! My biggest worry is I'm going bald! Thanks for putting that in perspective for me!
Love this post! So cute!
-Caroline | http://www.theprepset.blogspot.com
Love this post! I really needed to hear some of these today. Thanks =)
Blessings,
Edye | http://gracefulcoffee.wordpress.com
I'm currently freaking out about a lot of this right now, and I know I just need to let it go, and that everything will work out, but its hard to do. I really needed this post, thank you!
Awesome post and so true! I can often fall victim to freaking out over many of the things from this list, but lately I have been trying harder to stop the freak outs. Love the blog! So cute! I hope mine is something as good as this one day!
http://preppythoughtsandpreppytalk.blogspot.com
I just so love this blogpost! Helped me! Thank you so muchhhhh ❤❤❤❤❤
Omg I literally do all of them! Need to stop!
Jabeen x
http://www.spilling-the-beans.co.uk/
This one is really inspirational and relatable!❤ Thank you!
Tasya // The Literary Huntress
YES YES YES to all of this! I’m on week three of the most stressful state of being I’ve ever been in and sometimes, it gets to be way too much. I am so bookmarking this; I love your succinct viewpoints on these little freak outs and I’m definitely ready to start shifting my frame of mind to stop stressing about it all!
<3Amanda // sweetteaepiphany.com
Loved this! Great advice. Thanks for sharing! Xx
woooo this is gooooood. printing it out and hanging on the wall 🙂
I’m very well past the “college” age period and even the early “career” phase and safely ensconced into, dare I say it, middle age. But even I found this post helpful, especially the one about trying to get everything done. It’s about priorities.
‘The freak out will pass as long as you don’t add gasoline to the fire of your panic.’
Love it! What a great end to an inspiring blog.