anxiety
A look at anxiety in its many forms and manifestations; what is the nature of this specific pattern of extreme fear and worry?
5 Things I Use to Help Calm My Anxiety
I know I am not the only person who struggles daily with anxiety and I know it can be extremely hard to handle, especially when you are all out of ideas and are exhausted. So I came up with 5 things I try to help diffuse the situation when it arises with the help from family, friends, the internet, doctors and the world.
By Stormie Jacobson8 years ago in Psyche
My Mental Health Story
It is so difficult to tell people how I am feeling. Those who are closest to me know that I struggle and always say that I can speak to them, but it's not that simple. There is something in my mind that prevents me from telling them exactly what is wrong. I don't know why this happens, but I do know that I can't stop it. I so badly want to be able to open up to these people. I trust them more than anything, but I'm scared that if I say too much they'll see me differently, or hate me for how I feel, or laugh at me and call me stupid. I can't let that happen.
By Crazy Unicorn8 years ago in Psyche
Being an Extrovert With Anxiety
Yes, it happens. And it's the weirdest thing. Growing up I was such a loud and eccentric child; I was always making jokes and getting told off in class for talking to my friends too much. I always relished the opportunity of a school play or a class presentation. I just loved attention! Until I hit my teenage years, and everything went sideways.
By Katie Rees8 years ago in Psyche
Living With My Very Scary Anxiety, You Are Not Alone
If I am going to write about something so serious, I should keep it 100 percent truthful. I've seen my sister go through what I thought was extreme anxiety and she became a hypochondriac as it went on which added even more anxiety. She always asked me "Do you have this too?", "Is this normal on my arm?", or she would always just freak out about small things. It breaks my heart to say, but I never took it seriously. I always told her to get over it. Besides my sister, the only way I heard about anxiety was through Twitter. Everybody kept tweeting about how they have anxiety, and their anxiety doesn't let them sleep.
By paris parsa8 years ago in Psyche
How to Handle Anxiety Attacks
Anxiety has started to become the norm for the world we live in today. It seems to be affecting anyone and everyone now that the world we live in has become extremely fast-paced and surrounded by different social media platforms. Anxiety levels are different for everyone however helpful solutions can be equally affective for everyone.
By Blair Gomez8 years ago in Psyche
The Beginning of Anxiety
ANXIETY and DEPRESSION You were the warmth I clung onto when I was freezing cold. Trying to rewire my brain from all the chaos that recently happened. You were my light at the end of the tunnel. The tunnel of figuring out who I am . The world I left because the pain was too much to bear. I was trying to drown myself but I kept coming up for air . Each breath I was crying out for help but no one was listening. Finally I realized that I wasn't meant to go, then I just stayed afloat. Thinking the waves would take me to a better place but the sight of the clouds took me to a darker space...
By Maya Angelique8 years ago in Psyche
The First Year of College With Anxiety Disorder
By the time I reached the end of my senior year in high school, I thought I was finally together. I thought I was finally ready. I thought, as many high school seniors do, that this was where my life would become my own and start changing for the better. I had found peace in certain areas of my personal life that I had struggled with all throughout high school, I fell in love with a boy who I thought would be there for me for the rest of my life, and I had cut out the people in my life who brought me anything other than happiness (at least at the time.)
By Faith Hawkins8 years ago in Psyche
