anxiety
A look at anxiety in its many forms and manifestations; what is the nature of this specific pattern of extreme fear and worry?
You Don't Have to "White-Knuckle" it...
I’m 14, sitting in a sweaty gymnasium touching knees with all the other awkward teenagers who paid the 2 bucks to get in here. This is the place to be on a Friday night if you’re in the “cool” group. I’m actually the exact opposite of cool, but I keep quiet and pray that no one discovers that I’m an imposter. I think I’ll be okay as long as I laugh when they laugh and do the things they do. So, this is me for tonight. Sitting here at the high school basketball game with my hoodie tied around my waist, chewing strawberry bubble gum, and continuously walking back and forth to the concession stand, but never buying anything.
By Sue Killberry5 years ago in Psyche
My Social Anxiety story
Hi, My Social anxiety journey started one day back a couple of years ago when I was sat in a church service and I was suddenly aware that people were watching me or so it felt. No matter how much I tried to push the through the feelings wouldn't go away .
By A lady view on Anxiety5 years ago in Psyche
Five Things I Learned From My Panic Disorder
My “2020: A Series of Unfortunate Events” started before the COVID lockdowns. I was driving down the highway in the middle of the city. There was late morning traffic. Next thing I know, I’m waking up, as if for the first time that day, being loaded onto an ambulance. I was moaning and groaning in pain, vomiting every few seconds, utterly confused as to what was going on. It took a few moments before I was able to comprehend what the paramedic was telling me: I had had a seizure.
By Jimmy Tucker5 years ago in Psyche
worried about life
I am writing this, not to complain nor seek pity but as an open letter from my heart and mind to you the reader. As of late I have been having feelings of dread and anxiousness. I Feel that I am not good enough for anyone but I am not sure who.
By Dr. Sterling Dover.5 years ago in Psyche
Momentum
Like a sailor crossing a turbulent ocean, Juno sailed further and further into the unknown. Days like this one made her feel truly hopeless. Beyond the water in her eyes, the tall, dense waves of water crashing around her; the night sky collapsing above her, beyond all of the confused and destructive forces of nature that she carried, the only light that was felt from within her was that of the reflection of the moon.
By Serendipity5 years ago in Psyche
Fresh Start
What is it about the end of one measurement of time - a year, a birthday - and the beginning of another that inspires us to take such earnest stock of ourselves? It is at these points we seem to reduce ourselves, our souls and our psyches, to a balance sheet, and we almost always seem to come up lacking.
By Chris Shelton5 years ago in Psyche
How to Overcome Your Anxiety and Be Mentally Secure
Perspective is key. By keeping at the back of your mind, both your morals and goals close to you every single day. You’ll end up having a mindset that allows you so much freedom from your own thoughts and provide you with the security to achieve whatever you want.
By Yaqoob Ahmad5 years ago in Psyche
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 Prange5 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 Prange5 years ago in Psyche
