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 I Manage My Anxiety Without Medication
I learned to swim when I was about nine years old. Nobody taught me. In fact, I don't even remember how I learned. I just remember, one day, my mom had taken my siblings and me to the local public pool, where I had been swimming freestyle from one wall to another. When my mom noticed, she called out to me and said, "I didn't know you knew how to swim!"
By Landon Girod6 years ago in Psyche
Being "Functional" With a Debilitating Mental Illness
Yesterday was hard for me. I was dealing with anxiety and the onset of what could have easily become a manic episode. I was repressing a panic attack from the moment I woke up until about mid-afternoon. And I fought myself every second throughout that day to keep from physically running away from work, and hiding somewhere to let the episode take me over. But I didn't because we were short-staffed, and that would have been devastating to my store.
By Birgitta Wild6 years ago in Psyche
A Look into the Life of Someone with Anxiety
I was nineteen going on twenty when I was diagnosed with anxiety and depression. Deep down, my whole life, I had a feeling I had anxiety but no one likes a self diagnoser. I finally took a step out of my comfort zone and asked my mother if she truly trusted her doctor. I asked her if he was good. I told her how I really felt around people, I knew or didn't know, places that were new to me, doing things on my own without someone else's assistance. I despised talking on the phone with anyone, even now. I would get nervous and mess up my words when I spoke. Leaving voicemails was a struggle because my mind would go blank and I wouldn't be able to remember what I was supposed to say. I get nervous when being questions at the doctor because I can never remember my family's medical history. I get anxiety when I get voicemails from people or when I get mail. I fear that it would be something bad.
By Dalaney Mendes7 years ago in Psyche
Lost & Found
THINGS WOULD NEVER BE THE SAME I remember the cold Melbourne winter night that I woke up with a jolt and sat bolt upright with sweat dripping off my brow and the feeling of my heart beating out of my chest. Was I having a heart attack? I'd always been one of the lucky ones who would go to bed late and sleep through the night solidly and wake up feeling refreshed, so to wake up in such a way was enough to start my mind racing.
By Matt Lawson7 years ago in Psyche
Natural Remedies to Alleviate Symptoms of Anxiety
Anxiety disorder is considered a nervous condition that is brought on when a person is experiencing an overwhelming feeling of fear, doubt, uncertainty, nervousness, and apprehension. Symptoms associated with anxiety attacks are irritability, restlessness, racing thoughts, nervous tremors, inability to concentrate or focus, and sweating. Although anxiety is a normal reaction when one is faced with challenging situations, some people struggle with more intense anxiety, which can be disabling because of the frequency of the attacks and the uncertainty of when the attack will take place. Most people diagnosed with anxiety disorder have a very difficult time performing daily routines and maintaining healthy relationships. There are many forms of anxiety disorders and quite a few risk factors that can cause the development of anxiety disorders. People who suffer from Generalized Anxiety Disorder suffer from excessive fear and worry more days a week than normal, and can last longer than six months. Those who suffer from Panic Attacks can experience an unexpected occurrence of symptoms, which are brought on by triggers, which may bring back memories of bad situations, causing the person to be fearful about their current situation.
By Mia Morales7 years ago in Psyche
Anxious
I started seeing a counselor when I was still in high school. However, I didn't start getting panic attacks until the late '90's. They snuck up on me. At first I didn’t know what they were. I was depressed at first. The anxiety came later. By 2000, I knew I was having panic attacks. I was misdiagnosed as bipolar, back then.
By Maria Ayala7 years ago in Psyche
Help Is Within You For Depression and Anxiety
Depression and anxiety is a huge problem that we are facing in our community and world today. Many people are depressed and may not even know it. What is depression? Depression is a mood disorder that causes one to feel lonely, sad, or even uninterested in the world around them. Extreme depression can lead to anxiety. Anxiety is a sense that something bad is always going to happen. When you have anxiety you are always worried about what could go wrong. With Anxiety attack you are in extreme worry mode and you begin to have a racing heart making you feel like you may have a heart attack but it’s just your Adrenaline that has skyrocketed. Being depressed can really take a toll on one’s body and mind. However there are ways that you can help yourself if you experience any depression or anxiety.
By Mia Morales7 years ago in Psyche
Living with Anxiety Long-Term Is Like Living in an Apocalypse. Top Story - July 2019.
My all-time favourite film is The Terminator. I watched it again on the weekend and it set my mind thinking. Why are all my favourite films/video games on the theme of survival or apocalyptic destruction? Why do I find it so hard to find a comedy programme that I don’t find banal and that can really entertain me? Why do the comedies I like always seem to be tinged with at least a hint of disaster?
By Alicia Brunskill7 years ago in Psyche
It Takes One Important Decision
It has been months since I wanted to start this journey by putting my words to use by hopefully inspiring or helping others with anxiety, and furthermore, giving myself a platform to express my feelings. I want to assist in my own recovery from this on-going whirlwind of thoughts and feelings that runs ever so rapidly through my head without any control from myself. It has been a while because I have fallen in love.
By BIGG_JOE Vitality_Adjustment7 years ago in Psyche
