1 Year

Its been a year since I was diagnosed with Graves' Disease (Currently still be treated, but treatment has improve). I was not in a healthy space physically or mentally during that time in my life. I was gaining and losing weight rapidly, and my heart rate and blood pressure was so high that I couldn't take TKD class or be involved in any physical activity. I was stressed out and overly anxious about college and my future. Im not happy that I was diagnosed Graves' but the experience taught me some valuable lessons:

1.) That I should not take my health for granted and should be making choices that improve my health spiritually, physically, and mentally

2.) That I cannot avoid thing that make me anxious or stress me out. I tend to procrastinate important thing not out of laziness, but because I have a fear of failure. Or I feel overly anxious about a task and will avoid the task so I can avoid the feeling of anxiety. Neither of these habits are healthy and I had this problem long before last year. The cure to stress is action! And I have decided to be a person who confront her problems and emotions instead of letting them stop me form living my best life.

I appreciate the person I have to grown to be this past year.