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 Love When Your Anxiety Hates You
Anxiety is an ever present force in many lives, including my own. It’s a shadow around every corner waiting to pop out and a whisper in your ear that you can’t help but hear. Love however is something completely different. It’s a bright light in your life that fills you with warmth and good feelings. So how are you supposed to let go of your insecurities in yourself and your mental health to give yourself fully to someone else?
By Caitlin Sullivan8 years ago in Psyche
Surviving Through Mental Illness
I want to start this off by saying I am only 16 years old. Just a young kid in high school working their butt off to get homework done so they can get a high GPA and graduate on time. Something that isn’t that unusual for teens to stress about, but for me it gets even more intense than just the usual anxiety of getting work done and caring what other people think about me. It gets so difficult for me to leave my bed in the morning and not because I hate school or am too tired from lack of sleep, but because I have a mental illness. Multiple mental illnesses actually that make my life a living hell and people don’t even know the half of the stress my own mind puts me under because there’s no visual evidence that I’m suffering.
By Emily Anne8 years ago in Psyche
Anxiety
I am newly diagnosed. I already had an inkling that I had anxiety but, until I had the label, I never thought of it as such a big deal. The doctor put me on normal beta blockers. At a pretty low dose. I have pretty low blood pressure and beta blockers can lower your blood pressure so in my case jumping into taking them 3 times a day wasn’t the best option. The doctor also suggested that I go and take counselling.
By Carlie-Nicole Jones8 years ago in Psyche
Anxiety: What Happens When the Mania Wears Off?
When you deal with anxiety, there is a plus side, if you choose to call it that, and that is the wild and imaginative mania that comes with not taking your meds or before you take your meds. And this is something I dealt with this morning. After I got the sleep out of my system, the music was on, and I danced around feeling so free and happy and also full of energy, as if I could write about anything and everything, all day. After my meds, I felt balanced and still happy, but not the freedom of dancing for the world that I felt earlier. As a matter of fact, I began to feel a bit lazy and it’s taking all my determination to write this article. I don’t regret the meds at all, don’t get me wrong, they balance me, I just wish I had the same vigor as before the medication time. And I am sure that many of you feel this way, whether on meds or not.
By Kimm Smith8 years ago in Psyche
Relationships With Anxiety
Having anxiety and being in a relationship is hard. Anxiety is something that the person dealing with doesn't necessarily understand, but it is even more difficult for the significant other to understand. It takes even more time for the S/O to mentally prepare and figure out a way to deal with it themselves, as well as learn how to deal with the person who suffers from anxiety. It all takes time.
By Cheyenne Spring8 years ago in Psyche
5 Ways to Deal with Anxiety
Anxiety: a mental rollercoaster. There are so many types of anxiety, and sometimes it feels like it'll never go away. Being an anxiety sufferer means that you need to be able to deal with it, and to try and carry yourself through the day even if you're worried about something, or worried about nothing.
By Ash Chohan8 years ago in Psyche
My Anxiety Story
To begin with, I never knew what the big deal was. I've always been a very put together individual and since I was a child I've had things that haunt me and somehow I always managed to keep up a front and get through life. As a person I am completely an extrovert, I could get along with almost anyone. You could say that I can be very sociable but deep down I've never felt like I belong anywhere, I've always just felt alone no matter how many people stand around me or how many friends everyone thinks I have. I'm not really sure where it came from or specifically what point anxiety started to become a standing issue in my life but I know that this year and last year was extremely tough for me. I realised how much of an effect anxiety really has on a person because it took me. It ripped me away from myself. They are moments in time when things get way too much and it makes me feel like I'm drowning. Oh no... I don't mean that lightly. I literally could feel water filling my lungs and then I wouldn't be able to breathe. My mind would stray to all the things that are happening and this sadness takes over. It doesn't matter where I am or who I'm with, it doesn't go away. I have to focus, my mind, my breathing. Breathe in. Breathe out. Breathe in. Breathe out. Till I'm out of that place. I have to really try and stop myself from thinking the worst, from retracing the worst. It sounds easy but my goodness, in that moment it's like the world depends on it and you just can't do it. I have to distract myself because if I don't—then I'll be slap bang in the middle of Stratford Westfield or traveling on the underground somewhere with tears rolling down my face and I won't be able to stop it. And then it feels like everyone is staring and oh my god, it sucks.
By Muted Clarity8 years ago in Psyche
Abnormal
My knuckles are itchy and my chest is tight. I'm walking up stairs behind a line of people—some friends, and some strangers. It's going to be fine I think as I'm noticing my breathing grow shallow and rapid. I focus on my breathing and make sure that I have three deep breaths every once in a while. This time will be different, and I will be OK—I will be normal tonight.
By Francis Grace8 years ago in Psyche
