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#YEAROFFIRSTS: Bolanle speaks on letting go of anxiety
Nigerian TV Host Bolanle Olukanni popularly known as Bolinto on her Twitter account revealed her battle with anxiety about a year ago.
The Project Fame co-host explained the paralyzing emotion anxiety brings and she discovered that dreams don’t come true by sitting on one’s hands.
Read her tweets below:
I have always been afraid of failure and last year I spent most of it dealing with anxiety. I was anxious about EVERYTHING.
— Bolanle Olukanni (@bolanleolukanni) September 1, 2017
The honest truth is I realised that my dreams would not happen if i sat on my hands. It would take daily hard work. One action at a time.
— Bolanle Olukanni (@bolanleolukanni) September 1, 2017
Anxiety is a paralyzing emotion.It grips you & takes hold of your mind and will to do anything.It makes you 2nd guess ur whole sense of life
— Bolanle Olukanni (@bolanleolukanni) September 1, 2017
But I had to get myself back on track. I prayed. I planned. I Hoped. And with time the confidence to conquer my fears got stronger
— Bolanle Olukanni (@bolanleolukanni) September 1, 2017
We still have four more months to KILL it at 2017. Write the pending goals, the forgotten ones, the failed ones. Take it one day at a time.
— Bolanle Olukanni (@bolanleolukanni) September 1, 2017
With Hope, faith, favour and hard work. IT SHALL COME TO PASS. #2017 #YEAROFFIRSTS
— Bolanle Olukanni (@bolanleolukanni) September 1, 2017
She further explained on her Instagram account how she overcame anxiety and her resolve to make 2017 a year of firsts:
I struggled really really badly with Anxiety last year ☹☹. I was terribly afraid of being a failure, so I second guessed every decision I made to the point where I just stopped making decisions and let alot of life happen to me. I began to work with a life coach @lillianadegbola We talked about conquering my fears and putting in the work to make LIFE happen. Everyday I would tell myself to do it, even if I was afraid. In December, I was in a deeply reflective mood trying to decipher how to not carry the Anxiety into 2017. And how I would make sure 2017 is a year of many firsts for me. I meditated on Gods love for me. I envisioned myself having a year of joy. A year of peace, a year of hard work . It truly has been a blessed year. We still have alot of days in the year though- 120 days to be precise. Let make some of those firsts that we envisioned at the start of the year happen. #YEAROFFIRSTS#2017#lastquarter
Photo Credit: Instagram – @bolanle
