anxiety

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

How to Determine When Your Health Needs to Take Priority
This past weekend I came to a crossroads where I needed to make an extremely difficult decision. I was attending the international convention for the sorority I am a member of and volunteer for. In fact, my roles include Convention Co-Chair and Vice President on our Board of Directors so I was there helping run the convention. The first two days of the convention were great, stressful, exciting, exhilarating, challenging, and anxiety-inducing.
By Rachel Kass8 years ago in Psyche
Driven by Anxiety
Anxiety is a silent emotion that can take even the strongest for a wild ride down a dark road. It does it to me all the time. I feel lost and alone even when I'm surrounded by my most cherished companions.
By Lindsey Cooper8 years ago in Psyche
Dear Anxiety
Dear Anxiety My name is Tatiana, I am 20. You are the worst thing that has happened to me, you have caused damage to my emotion, and attack me in the most inconvenient times. I am so done with you, and it is time for you to leave me alone and never come back.
By Tatiana Stanley8 years ago in Psyche
Dear Anxiety, Why?
General, social, even obsessive compulsive—of all things our brains could’ve created, of all things we could’ve become. Anxiety is something I myself have been dealing with since I was about 7-years-old. It started with every little noise I’d hear in the house, so paranoid it was a ghost or somebody breaking in. Granted, watching creepy videos on YouTube didn’t help. Speaking of which, the earliest experience I can recall was exactly when I was 7, not just an estimate to fill information.
By Serena Flores8 years ago in Psyche
Dental Phobia
Dental phobia is more than just a fear of the dentist. I know, because I have to deal with it. I'm not talking about the mild anxiety that some feels when sitting in a hall to face an exam either. I'm talking about the awful panic, nervousness, sweats, feeling sick and extreme fear which can start even before you step through the door of a dental surgery.
By Carol Ann Townend8 years ago in Psyche
We Can't Always Explain It, but Lets Try
With my experience it creeps up on you at the weirdest of times. When you first wake in the morning, when you are watching a movie, driving, simply having a conversation, 3 o’clock in the morning and honestly it sucks. It’s like this uninvited acquaintance that you don't want to show up at the party. It’s the ex that won’t stop knocking on your door. It’s all your insecurities in a bubble waiting to explode.
By Bailey (BayLee) Elease8 years ago in Psyche
Different
Throughout my life, I have always been an extremely curious person. What is the importance of life? Why does no one care about me? What is true happiness? All of them running through my mind constantly. As if a storm was constantly circling and moving around my thoughts. Everyday feeling as though it is a whirlpool of thoughts surrounding me. Many of these questions made me think deeper. Every question causing me to start doubting myself. Almost every person around me getting tired of my racing inquiring, mind. The weird concept that there has always been one question that keeps rushing back to me. Why am I so different?
By Natalie C..8 years ago in Psyche
Background of the Madness
Fuck. It deleted. Shall we start again? Where do you want to start? Just to be clear, are we telling the truth or lies? Are we telling the whole truth or covering some of it with white lies? How much do you want them to know? How much do you want to hide? Well, just remember that no one cares. To be honest, there is no point in doing this. Yes, there is, if there is even a chance you will feel better, then this is worth doing. So Freya, what shit has happened in your pathetic life?
By Freya Walker8 years ago in Psyche
The Fear of Death - That Will Never Go Away
Nobody is sure what happens to people when they die, and that is because, despite religious teachings, we still aren’t sure. Movies like Flatliners (1990) attempt to decipher what happens when we die, as the medical students fiddle around with putting themselves close to death but reviving themselves when they manage to come back from the dead. Humans have a history of a fear of death back when we were hunter-gatherers. Life on this planet used to be very simple before agriculture was developed. As agriculture evolved, we messed up our soil leading to the soil degradation of today.
By Iria Vasquez-Paez8 years ago in Psyche
What to Do
This is just a simple rant that every 18-year-old has to go through, and it can be summed up quite nicely: I don't know what the fuck to do.
By Mochi Mirangue8 years ago in Psyche
Irrational Fears: A Survival Guide
When you get to know someone, the conversation often turns to fears and phobias. Most of those fears may seem like they are completely irrational and come out of the blue. A phobia, by definition, is an intense fear of something that poses little-to-no actual danger. These are easily avoidable, or something you will never have to worry about. You can develop a phobia to anything to be honest. Usually, your phobias will appear when you are a child, but there are plenty of adults that develop phobias later in life. Common phobias are small places, heights, flying, snakes, needles, and clowns.
By Lexi S.8 years ago in Psyche
An Introverted Extrovert?
From what I’ve heard, it’s not uncommon to question whether you’re introverted or extroverted. I’ve been struggling with this thought for as long as I’ve known what the words meant.
By Allie Thomas8 years ago in Psyche