Alex Prange
Bio
Hi, I'm Alex. I'm 29 and have a love for reading, writing, and travel. One thing I am open about is my battle with mental health: I suffer from severe anxiety and major depression, and reading has been the escape from my mind for years.
Stories (7/0)
Control: The Mental Health Issue
Much of my own life in the past seven years has been attempts at fighting off panic attacks, anxiety, depressive episodes where I don't eat more than one small meal a day, or some combination of the three. The therapist I used to see said my anxiety probably stems from some issue (or issues) in my past that I tried to resolve, didn't quite get what I needed in full, and learned to cope with it as best I could at the time. Because of this, my brain chemicals don't function properly--or, at least they don't function how other people's brain chemicals function.
By Alex Prange3 years ago in Psyche
Nights in the Life of an Insomniac
Does anyone reading this remember the Legend of Zelda games? If not, I apologize for this opening, but it'll make sense later. I'm going to single two of those games out because they were the first two Zelda games I played (having been born in 1993): The Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask on the Nintendo 64. The fairies that Link (our protagonist) gets at the beginning of the games are Navi (OOT) and Tatl (MM.) Those two little fairies, the blue and yellow wonder-balls, are basically what happens to my on a daily basis. Now, I know that might sound odd, but I'll explain. Basically, the fairies are there as guides--helping you find treasure, and signaling dangers, and explaining certain aspects of the game as you progress. One is decidedly more outspoken than the other when coming into contact with an enemy or treasure trove, or whatever it may be.
By Alex Prange3 years ago in Psyche
Is Mental Health Physical? Is Physical Health Mental?
Is physical health mental health? Is mental health physical health? I like to think the answer to those questions is yes. I do believe that one’s physical health affects one’s mental health and vice versa. Why, though? What is it about these that connect them?
By Alex Prange3 years ago in Longevity
Dogs and Mental Health
I've always been an animal lover. In the late-90s my family adopted an English Springer Spaniel and every morning that dog would end up in the room I shared with my brother. We would take turns laying with him until we had to rouse ourselves for school, and when we got home, that dog would be at the door waiting for us. After having that dog for near ten years, he passed away at somewhere around the age of twelve or thirteen. My family was devastated. He'd become a family member, and with that, we loved him. Still, though, I never lost that love of dogs.
By Alex Prange3 years ago in Petlife
Five Ways to Positive
Negativity can seep its way into everyday life without warning. Traffic is moving too slow; the Internet went down; an itch that you've been scratching at is still bothering you days later; but, whatever may be happening it's important to remember that there's always ways to stay positive.
By Alex Prange3 years ago in Psyche
The Pandemic Tried Killing My Motivation. I Fought Back.
The pandemic has attempted to destroy what some (or most?) of us think being productive means; however, I believe that's bullshit--I one hundred percent believe that's bullshit. What productivity could be to one person might be nothing compared to another, and coupled with my own struggles with mental health I've come to the conclusion that nobody can tell someone else what being productive means.
By Alex Prange3 years ago in Motivation
