Anxiety is a word which is thrown around all of the time, so what it really means or looks like can get lost in everyday conversation. There is not just one look, behavior, or symptom associated with anxiety. There are so, so many ways in which it can be felt or seen, from physical sensations [...]
I tried to make it to a cafe on about a dozen occasions. But I'd wind up sinking to the gutter in a truly awful state of analysis paralysis... When you're anxious, decisions can be your undoing. Anxious people are shocking decision makers. Plus, the process of making decisions heightens anxiety. Plus, any kind of [...]
The term "anxiety" gets thrown around a lot in everyday conversations. "I'm super anxious." "I have SO much anxiety." "I'm about to have a panic attack. I'm freaking out." Most of the time, it is used in a joking way, not at all related to a clinical level of anxiety [such as that seen [...]
Since my sophomore year of college, I have been dealing with bipolar depression and mania. These symptoms and episodes have a way of becoming all-consuming. I've written 2 letters, one to mania and one to depression, to show just how these "friends" of mine have impacted me these past few years. Dear Mania, [...]
Panic attacks are simply terrifying. The symptoms come on quickly and intensely, feeling like a heart attack. However, there are ways of coping with the attack, of training yourself to respond in calming ways. The instinctual way of reacting to a panic attack will likely make the problem WORSE rather than BETTER. The Five Steps [...]
It's a shame when I'm in a hospital as a patient and I am the only one [no NURSE OR DOCTOR] helping a patient through an episode...
The Calculating Mind 