Overcoming Obstacles In The Odyssey

In my lifetime I have overcome a lot of challenges and obstacles. A major obstacle in my daily life is my anxiety disorder. Some days are like I don't even have it other days are like my mind is incessant. But over the years I have figured it out, like what causes it, and how to cope with it. In the Odyssey, Odysseus overcame lots of tasks like I did with my anxiety.
Ever since I was little I have been the quiet, and shy girl sitting in the corner to nervous to talk to anyone. Avoiding eye contact at all costs. Not because I am not listening to what you are saying, I am just going over and over in my head what I am going to say next. Because if I say it wrong or mess up I always feel like people are going to judging me for what I say or do.
Because you can't just get rid of it, it always going to be there it never goes away. I had to find things that were small and easy to do to calm down so it wouldn't escalate to a panic attack. There was a lot of trial and error in this long process, it had to get my mind off of what I was thinking about and into a new mindset. When I was trying to find things I soon realized if my friend was there and I started to freak out and they would say “you are fine. Just breathe…” This would actually make me most stressed than before and i was back where i started. I don't know why but it did, so instead of that I just have to leave where I currently am. Another thing I found was to draw or even just fold paper up, this helped because it made me focus on the paper not what I was thinking about. The biggest help is to listen to music. When I was baby and I would cry so my mom would sing me the song Drops of Jupiter by Train, and this would calm me down and still does today. I have found so many things that help me now I don't know what I would do without them.
Having anxiety has really changed my life, but without it I would not be the person I am today. Anxiety and Panic attacks are very intricate to understand and explain if the person doesn't have it, they don't understand it’s out of my control.And technically it’s me vs. anxiety and panic attacks and i don’t alway win,but i have found ways around it and not to hamper anymore.. This was a big challenge in my life that was worth overcoming like Odysseus with his tasks. I had to figure out what I had, what causes it, and how to deal with it. This has all helped tremendously in the long