A Personal Story about Anxiety: Skye McClain

Skye McClain always thought she was just a highly strung person,
never considering that she might be suffering from anxiety.
Having her son seven years ago revealed her underlying anxiety
which often presented itself in bouts of anger, but it wasn’t
until the pandemic last year that Skye’s anxiety reached breaking
point and she found herself in a state where she was barely able
to function. While we have talked about anxiety from a child and
teen perspective in the past, today, Skye McClain, Blogger,
Instagrammer, pastor’s wife, and mom, joins us to share her
personal story of her journey with anxiety from an adult
perspective. She explains how her husband helped her see that she
needed help and the importance of being willing to hear and trust
the people who love you most. Tuning in today, you’ll find out
what barriers Skye needed to overcome in order to get help, what
false beliefs she had surrounding anxiety and treatment, and what
unhealthy things she did to try to manage it. Hear about her
experience with medication over the past eight months, what she
is doing to progress after getting help, how her anxiety levels
and relationships have improved throughout this process, and how
her journey has affected her relationship with her son. For some
hope-filled encouragement, tune in today! 





Key Points From This Episode:


An introduction to today’s guest Skye McClain. 

Skye gives some background into being ‘highly strung' and her
struggles with anxiety.

How having a child really exposed her underlying anxiety
issues. 

How her anxiety revealed itself as anger and the effect this
had on her son.

The effect of her anger on her relationships and how this
motivated her to address it. 

The role her husband played in helping her see that she
needed help. 

The importance of being willing to hear and trust the people
who love you.

The types of unhealthy things she tried to do to manage her
anxiety. 

What fears, false beliefs, and stories she told herself about
getting help. 

The barriers she overcame in order to get the help she
needed: The lack of education and her own misperceptions. 

Thoughts on the difficulty of just taking that first
step. 

How she followed her progress after getting help: documenting
her journey in a journal.

The importance of being able to observe your responses to
things without judging yourself.

The differences she’s noticed in her anxiety levels and
relationships throughout this process.

How her child has responded to his mother’s success on her
journey thus far.

Why Skye feels it’s important that her son sees that she is
imperfect and is no longer afraid to apologize to him. 

The feedback she has received from sharing her journey on
social media.

Skye’s final words of encouragement to listeners. 






Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:


Skye McClain


Skye McClain on Instagram


Skye McClain on Twitter


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