anxiety

A look at anxiety in its many forms and manifestations; what is the nature of this specific pattern of extreme fear and worry?

Flying service horses...
Ok, so let me start this article off with some background. Some entity has been denying me my service horse. After getting a lawyer involved, this entity is citing non-specific safety concerns about Aurora walking with me. Yet, I am more than welcome to have her with me. Just without her walking.
By The Schizophrenic Mom3 years ago in Psyche
When, Why And How Alcohol Snared Me
The when. My when was early. Far too early. One afternoon, when I was fourteen, I sneaked into woodland with a school friend and some cans of Guinness. It was the eighties. In Britain, kids could buy booze easily. Shopkeepers and landlords would take your pocket money and casually turn a blind eye.
By Against The Dream3 years ago in Psyche
Atychiphobia
Kristen Dutton’s article, Achievemephobia, inspired this piece. I’m afraid. And this fear has only led me to continual social alienation, causing me to be the least involved in public life as I write this. A self-induced ‘social distancing,’ if you will.
By keenan xen3 years ago in Psyche
The girl who could change the future
I've always felt a need to slow down and take a minute to breathe whenever something stresses me out, it might be an anxiety technique I developed on my own or some kind of meditation. I’ve been learning about higher states of mind through meditation and putting it into practice when I think about stressful things in my life. I light my candles, dim the lights and it’s like I’m in a different place. I thought I should try and think about upcoming things that might worry me, so one day I prepared for my routine meditation and thought about an upcoming presentation that was really stressing me out. Suddenly a situation popped into my head, I was doing my presentation when all of a sudden I started stuttering and embarrassed myself but somehow made it through. I definitely didn’t want that, but what if my teacher was sick and I didn’t have to do it that day? I pushed the thought away and emptied my mind until I finished. Three days later on the day of my presentation a substitute teacher came in for that period and told us the regular teacher was sick and we would not be doing our presentations. I was confused, our teacher seemed fine the day before yet just as I had thought she was sick on the day of the presentation as I had imagined. On my walk home I was thinking, what if I somehow could alter the future slightly? One teacher taking a sick day couldn’t be that bad right? I should test this out. I got home and set up everything I needed for another meditation session and started thinking again. This weekend I had a piano recital but I was nervous I didn’t want to go. What if something happened to the building where it was being held? Then I wouldn’t have to go right? I ended there and anxiously awaited Sunday. On Sunday morning I woke up and went downstairs for breakfast not sure if I would be going to my recital in the afternoon, then my mom walked into the kitchen and said she received an email from the hall that there was an accident and it was postponed. I finished my breakfast silently and went back to my room and jumped for joy. I must have the power to change the future! This is amazing! I can get out of anything I want now! I relaxed for the rest of the day not thinking of anything stressful because surely I could get out of it.
By Rudy3 years ago in Psyche
Chapter 1: “I think I have an eating disorder”
I’m not even too sure where to start. I want to document this journey to help me and to anyone who may this! If you don’t care then don’t read it, and if you do then thanks!
By Madison B3 years ago in Psyche
Emetophobia
Emetophobia: Extreme fear of vomiting I wouldn't wish this phobia on anyone. At a young age I developed a phobia of throwing up. As a young kid, you can find it to be a pretty common thing that kids do. I can't remember a traumatic experience that I might have had when I was younger that would have caused this, all I know is that it drastically changed my life.
By Shay Gross3 years ago in Psyche
How Anxiety Affects Your Body.
It’s pretty much a given that any negative emotion, including anxiety, takes its toll on the body. But exactly how does anxiety affect your body? And what can you do about it? The answer is — a lot, as well as not much at all. How you choose to respond to your anxiety will have a significant impact on your overall health and well-being. Read on for more details about how anxiety affects your body, and what you can do about it to improve your mental and physical state.
By LorexSounds4K3 years ago in Psyche
This is the Way
To those who read my blog or follow me on Medium or Vocal, know that I did not abandon these websites. I have not posted much lately because of two main reasons: mental health and another ongoing writing project.
By Jen Sullivan3 years ago in Psyche
Sometimes I feel like a fish...
When I had my 20 gallon aquarium in my home years ago, I would sit and watch the fish swim back and forth for hours at a time. I loved the sound of the moving water through the filter, watching them gracefully glide through the water, and even the distinct smell of fishiness was relaxing to me. One day that all changed though as I contemplated my life. I mean, I still love watching the fish swim back and forth, but I can't help make comparisons to how I feel some days...
By The Schizophrenic Mom3 years ago in Psyche
Understanding Agoraphobia
Agoraphobia is defined as extreme or irrational fear of entering open or crowded places, of leaving one's own home, or of being in places from which escape is difficult.
By Josey Pickering3 years ago in Psyche
6 Expert Ways To Get Mental Health Help During a Therapist Shortage
Anxiety and despair have been on the rise in the United States since the onset of the pandemic. This has led to a crisis in mental health that has been aggravated by the shortage of mental health counselors.
By absari Abdelbaset3 years ago in Psyche
Sleeping Through Thanksgiving. First Place in Holiday Hijinks Challenge.
The prompt reads: "Write a personal narrative story about a holiday gathering gone wrong." I don't have a story that fits the prompt exactly, but the prompt got me thinking. (And that's great! That's what prompts are for. It's just weird that "non-fiction family gathering" inspires me more than "a story at an aquarium".) I don't have a unified narrative for you with a beginning, middle, end and a life lesson. I'm not thinking about hijinks and silver linings. I'm just thinking about me.
By Rebekah Conard3 years ago in Psyche