Sometimes a good old metaphor can really help you make sense of how you feel. It can even help to try and express it to other people too.

I've had a lot of anxiety through out my life and so have had plenty to turn into metaphors. Sometimes it's like an emergency hand brake in my brain. And the rest of me is desperately trying to keep my foot on the accelerator pedal and move forwards. Sometimes it's like a mass of black flies buzzing around in my mind.

At other times, it's like the most inefficient app that drains energy and RAM away from all the other apps, putting you in malfunction mode. How do you turn it off when you discover it's been constantly running in the background and is causing all your low energy?

I woke up today and slowly realised I'd left the anxiety app on overnight. No wonder I felt so groggy! I was able to eventually sit down and figure out what it was trying to help me work through. And I did manage to feel a bit better after. Here's how...

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