anxiety
A look at anxiety in its many forms and manifestations; what is the nature of this specific pattern of extreme fear and worry?
"I Am Brave Enough to Accept Any Challenge Possible"
Nothing is more heartbreaking than retraining yourself from new experiences because of your own insecurities. I believe we all have experienced these kind of situations where saying "yes" is impossible. "I have nothing to wear," "I have a fever," or not replying to texts because "I was sleeping." While some people think you are lying shamelessly, it's a definitely different story for you.
Gabija SavickaitePublished 7 years ago in PsycheThings You Should Never Say to Someone with an Anxiety Disorder
Having an anxiety disorder isn't something most people would understand unless they experience it themselves. They won't understand that constant feeling of being on edge, nor would they understand how hard it is not to feel agitated throughout the day.
Ossiana TepfenhartPublished 7 years ago in PsycheAnxiety... It's a Bummer
Hey! I'm sure everyone's had some anxiety at some point right? What if I were to tell you that I've been anxiety-free for 10 years and in a flash it all came back? Sucks doesn't it? Well this is what's happening to me. I don't have a "once-in-a-while" panic attack. I constantly have fears and irrational thoughts. I have health anxiety A.K.A. hypochondria. Not a day goes by where I don't think about suddenly dying and leaving my family behind. I'm 27 and fairly healthy so I shouldn't worry, and there's also the fact that I've had 3 EKGs and blood tests in the past 4 months. Shouldn't that be enough to tell me that I'm fine, because it isn't. Now, many people tend to put anxiety and depression in the same basket, but that's not my case. I'm truly happy with my life so why the hell am I so terrified? Should I just give in and take the anxiety meds? No, because I know that that isn't the solution that suits me (by the way nothing wrong with taking meds, I just don't think I need them).
Feeling Disconnected
Do you ever feel disconnected? Do you ever feel like the world is moving without you? Like you're there but not really present? I do.
Jemma GallagherPublished 7 years ago in PsycheNightmares
They keep me up. They keep me afraid of what I don’t know lurks in the dark. They pull at my thoughts daily and then at night, terrorize me. Most nights I wake up terrified and not knowing why. Others, I wake myself up sobbing and reaching out for arms to comfort me. The nights that leave me depressed the next day but not knowing what's the matter have become a normality in my life.
Rachelle CramerPublished 7 years ago in PsycheLife with Trichotillomania
I stand at the bathroom sink, hands clenched tightly onto the white porcelain edges — so tightly my knuckles are bright yellowish pink. The kind of yellowish pink your knuckles turn when you're holding onto something for dear life.
Kimberly AlcornPublished 7 years ago in PsycheTo My Friend with Anxiety
Fellow human beings, let's talk about anxiety. Let's talk about anxiety because just this week I was talking to a friend about her struggles; how scared she was and how weak she was feeling because of it.
Sarah LeBlancPublished 7 years ago in PsycheAddicted to an Addict
It’s not easy talking about the things that hurt you...the things that you feel or even know others will judge you for. It’s even harder to talk about it when you are made to feel like you were the one that made all the mistakes. As if you were the reason everything failed.
Venus PricePublished 7 years ago in PsycheMy Anxiety
I was getting ready to leave home and start a new adventure. I was excited and unbothered, at least I thought. I had the most awful gut wrenching pain in my chest, it hurt so bad I couldn’t breathe. I couldn’t think of anyone or anything in that moment; I honestly thought I was going to die, but it passed and I went on with my day with a fake happy facade and a worried “WTF was that” replaying over and over in my head. I left California and for the first time I was on my own; I had a new roommate, a new job, a new school... everything was different. That’s when the pain started again, I would be doing mundane things like laundry or cooking or even laying down and reading a book for homework. Obviously sharp pains in your chest should worry you, especially if it's followed by shortness of breath, that’s when I started to worry… maybe it something serious I had no clue but I was terrified.
Thrifty, Curvy, & ThrivingPublished 7 years ago in PsycheAnxiety
You guys all know this monster. You might not refer to it as a monster but in this story it is. Anxiety is the monster we are going to talk about. A monster so powerful it affects everyone in the world all at once. Some more than others. Let’s start this story in the beginning, before Anxiety was a condition it was a human being. At a time when anyone or anything different was shunned much like today.
Emma BlakemanPublished 7 years ago in PsycheWhen the Stone Cracks
I was born the second oldest of four children...until the oldest passed away. I was suddenly thrust into a position of responsibility and maturity that I wasn't prepared for and expected to execute well. I was 13, maybe 14 years old at the time. The younger ones were now my responsibility; I had to take care of them, feed them, make sure they stayed out of trouble and were always safe while trying to protect them from an abusive, alcoholic father and comfort my sweet mother who took the brunt of it all.
Signs of Social Anxiety Disorders
Are you socially anxious? Social anxiety is probably one of the more common disorders that people face daily. It's a true struggle for people who work, attend school, etc. Growing up with the disorder is really tough. It's almost impossible to meet with people, because the second you leave your house, you're immediately coming face to face with strangers (I feel you). And a lot of these people want to avoid any contact from these strangers as much as possible.
Jacqueline HanikehPublished 7 years ago in Psyche