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Body Image
3:07 and I can't sleep. Once again, it's because I am now so aware of when I am avoiding something and my spirit does not rest until I deal with it. In this case, it's because I've been avoiding writing about this topic, but here goes nothing—no class tomorrow anyway, so I can sleep in.
By Yedzayi Nenjerama8 years ago in Psyche
How Kickboxing Changed My Life
I have struggled with anxiety and mild depression for as long as I can remember. As a teenager, I thought (or rather hoped) it was just a phase, but there comes a point where you have to admit to yourself something is not quite right. You worry too easily and too much, you have a lack of motivation, you get obsessions and paranoid thoughts, cannot control negative thinking, and you can no longer justify it as you being a kid. Because frankly, you're not a kid anymore. So what do you do about it?
By Arghierenia Kyrimi8 years ago in Psyche
A New Trend: Depression & Anxiety
Everyone wants to be depressed and have anxiety. Teens are now glorifying depression by calling it names such as “beautiful suffering” and they don't seem to understand that this is not beautiful suffering! This is a life-threatening illness; depression is not a trend.
By Melissa Marie8 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
Don't Be Sad, 'Man'
Did you know 2 in 3 of the 51M adults in the UK have suffered issues in the form of panic attacks or depression? Did you know the biggest killer for males under 45 in the UK is suicide? Did you know that men are 3 times more likely to commit suicide than women? This country is facing an unprecedented mental health crisis and this gap of the unknown can be reduced simply with the gift of awareness.
By Bobby Sandhu8 years ago in Psyche
Loving Someone with Anxiety...
Loving someone with anxiety isn't an easy thing. People with anxiety automatically assume that everyone is going to leave no matter what the circumstances. We are fragile people, even the slightest of things put us off, which could result in us being the ones who ruin everything. People like me and many others are fighting with something that inevitably is out of our control. Insecurity is something that comes along with us, whether it is in relationships, friendships, and even being out amongst people we don't even know. We won't tell you what's wrong no matter how many times you ask because we don't want to bother you with our preposterous thoughts and our foolish worrying. Therefore as a substitute, you're being pushed away before you even get the chance to decide if you want to stay or not.
By Taylor Ryan8 years ago in Psyche
How Anti-Depressants Gave Me Back My Life
I had my first anxiety attack when I was ten-years-old. I had just eaten a piece of cake and gone to bed. My mom wasn’t home, but my dad was downstairs watching television, and both my older siblings were asleep. All of a sudden, my stomach churned, and I felt like I was going to throw up. I immediately sat up, fear and nausea pulsing through me with equal force. Eventually the wave of nausea quieted, but the fear I had experienced with the nausea did not. The act of throwing up had always upset me (as it does many people), but for some reason, on this night, that one wave of nausea triggered something inside of me that would change my relationship to the world forever. I went downstairs to my dad and sat on the couch watching television with him until my mom came home, my whole body paralyzed with fear at the thought of throwing up.
By Katja Alexandra8 years ago in Psyche
