Priyanka

45 | Married | Graphologist, Author, Script-Writer

Not being able to speak up cause mental health issues and I thought this is only related to mental health and affects you mentally but the bubble burst when I failed to voice my thoughts and it started affecting me physically.
At times, I would find my fingers twitching. I felt weak all the time. Similar things would keep running in my mind all day, I would break down without any reason. I was scared thinking it was a major health issue until I found out this was happening only because of anxiety and stress. This was the time I started speaking up my mind and I learned it helps a lot.

Meditation and exercise help you a lot but unless you find the root cause of it, things keep repeating. I started being clear to people about how not to treat me, or not to speak to me in a derogatory manner. With a lot of courage, I started saying no when I felt it was required. Instead of feeling suppressed all the time, I spoke up about my liking and disliking. Instead of expecting for the people around me to change, I changed myself. Slowly I realized, all that anxiety and stress was nothing. All we need is the courage to fight the demons that lie within.