So I recently hit a low with my anxiety. My relationships and job suffered because of it. I had my first kiss and split with my (almost) girlfriend, graduated college, and decided to take a huge career risk and hop into real estate. Not to mention my parents are old and are facing health challenges. All of the fears of my life became stronger and overwhelmed me to my breaking point. The enneagram doesn't hit home for most people I know, but reading the description for type 6's was an emotional rollercoaster. To learn that there are people like me gave me extreme comfort, not to mention the help that's out there for recovering as a type 6. Between youtube videos, online articles, and reddit I still didn't find such a specific and relatable article as this one. My time since starting what I call my "reformation" has been spent identifying and recognizing my fears and behaviors to start recovery. I've had to face many insecurities and doubts head on, finding a pace to take without overwhelming myself. With help from articles like these I feel like my life has started to turn around and my mental state is slowly but surely recovering.
I'm seen as an attractive, confident, successful person but I tend to bring up fears and overanalyze everything...and people notice. I reached a point where I'm tired of being like this. My 6 anxiety is the thing that brings me the most anxiety, so I've spent much of my time figuring out the source and addressing it on a deep level instead of supressing it as you said. On one hand, I'm beyond excited that I can harness the deep love and selflessness as a 6 to make a positive change in peoples' lives. On the other hand, it's even more terrifying when I think of the sheer amount of pain and discomfort I'll have to go through to recover. I'm beyond thankful that people like you exist so people like me can find the help they need to create a joyful and fulfilling life.
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So I recently hit a low with my anxiety. My relationships and job suffered because of it. I had my first kiss and split with my (almost) girlfriend, graduated college, and decided to take a huge career risk and hop into real estate. Not to mention my parents are old and are facing health challenges. All of the fears of my life became stronger and overwhelmed me to my breaking point. The enneagram doesn't hit home for most people I know, but reading the description for type 6's was an emotional rollercoaster. To learn that there are people like me gave me extreme comfort, not to mention the help that's out there for recovering as a type 6. Between youtube videos, online articles, and reddit I still didn't find such a specific and relatable article as this one. My time since starting what I call my "reformation" has been spent identifying and recognizing my fears and behaviors to start recovery. I've had to face many insecurities and doubts head on, finding a pace to take without overwhelming myself. With help from articles like these I feel like my life has started to turn around and my mental state is slowly but surely recovering.
I'm seen as an attractive, confident, successful person but I tend to bring up fears and overanalyze everything...and people notice. I reached a point where I'm tired of being like this. My 6 anxiety is the thing that brings me the most anxiety, so I've spent much of my time figuring out the source and addressing it on a deep level instead of supressing it as you said. On one hand, I'm beyond excited that I can harness the deep love and selflessness as a 6 to make a positive change in peoples' lives. On the other hand, it's even more terrifying when I think of the sheer amount of pain and discomfort I'll have to go through to recover. I'm beyond thankful that people like you exist so people like me can find the help they need to create a joyful and fulfilling life.