Feeling Anxious

Sometimes I get anxious
In my head I’m convinced I’m always being looked at
It’s like I’m only ever sure in who I am when I’m on my own

I wish confidence was more consistent
I think a lot about what it must feel like to wake up everyday sure in ones self
Because my morning routine consists of me convincing myself I’m worth it

And I’m hardly convinced

It’s funny how uncomfortable we can feel inside the bodies we’ve known our entire lives
It’s unnatural to be ashamed of the way I was made

So I’ve been making an effort to face mirrors more often.

Now I know enough to know I don’t have to try to be beautiful, because i am
I’ve a got small ears & lazy eye,
a broad forehead and crooked teeth
I didn’t have a say in how I was made I but i'm beginning to understand who I was made to be.

So when I get anxious,
when I’m convinced everyone is looking at me,
I look at myself and smile
knowing I am something worth looking at

[stretzee]

this couldn’t have been uploaded at a better time. life’s feeling wack rn

[OfficialDragonSaga]

There's no feeling in the world like having someone who you've never spoken to in your entire life completely understand what's going on inside your head. Thank you Miles

[Kaladin]

Ah yes another miles carter video...

These are my calm

[ashtynmarkus]

thank you. your timing couldn’t have been more perfect<3

[lailahweatherspoon]

"There's a lot going on, even though there's nothing going on. Everything is going on in my mind" - perfect description

[andrianohaeckel]

any frank ocean song + miles carter would be the death of me

[sammi]

I use to write, but I stopped. Your videos reminded me of how peaceful/calming it feels to hear your own words spilling through a video or paper. Every word that comes from your videos literally flows into me and my mind has never been so calm. Would rather listen to this than music.

[startingyesterday]

"I know its irrational, that's the thing about anxiety - it's completely irrational. That's what makes it harder to talk to anyone because most people are going to give rational answers. "Well why don't you just try being yourself" "Why don't you just text them back and see what happens?" These are rational answers to an irrational problem so they don't help at all but make me feel even more irrational. Feel like I'm crazy or something" I've never seen anyone else put it so well put into words. Thank you so much for creating all these beautiful pieces. It's funny how so many of us don't know you in person, yet we feel such an intimate closeness and relatability. I hope you know the beautiful impact you are having.

[MilesCarterNC]

“Feeling Anxious” is now streaming everywhere :)

[rachaelrose]

I was just listening to everything from last year literally sobbing because it’s so beautiful and it sincerely touches my soul

[sbebugg]

“And I know it’s irrational.. that’s what makes it harder to talk about” this hit me. I’ll start to explain and then retract bc I’m like, why am I sounding like this? Why do I think this way? This can’t be ok. Am I trippin? And then just deal internally

[jayda]

“ so when i get anxious, when i am convinced everyone is looking at me, i look at myself and smile knowing i am something worth looking at “


wow.

[esmeraldazarate]

I’ve never related to anything as much as I did to this in my life

[wataimelon]

You have such a gift. 
Words that you have probably been told and fed each day but it feels like you've eavesdropped into our lives and translated our pain into art.
So I thank you. I pray for more blessings to come your way.

[DepressionTalks]

"Knowing I am something worth looking at." That's something I really need to work on. Self worth

[evancarnahan]

This describes Anxiety so well. It explains what I've been trying to understand about myself for a long time.

[loomonda]

"I wish confidence was more consistent..." ~ truth.

[KarenVany]

<3 I've been doing so well for the past few months, no anxiety, no depression and suddenly all the anxiety is back. I remember how much your videos kept me alive through the winter and here i am once again saying ... there are no better mornings than the ones when i listen to your videos while drinking coffee. Helps clear my head. Thanks for sharing thoughts that many of us feel.

[jaharlin]

This video helped me a lot appreciate you bro. Coming back to this video ina whole new perspective of my life has made me really appreciate your work. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 thank you I can’t say that enough

[saida]

I’m in absolute tears...good tears. I’ve dealt with so many insecurities, self hate, shame, negative thoughts. And here I stand today, alive...I exist and not only am I alive, I feel alive. Thank you.