anxiety
A look at anxiety in its many forms and manifestations; what is the nature of this specific pattern of extreme fear and worry?
Feeding the Beast
The day I really started to get a handle on my anxiety was the day I started viewing it as something separate from myself. Many people wear their Anxiety on their sleeve, almost like a badge of honour. There's nothing wrong with accepting anxiety as part of you. In fact, it's refreshing that mental health is becoming less stigmatised. Normalising mental illness is progress, but we should maintain our vigilance to help those who suffer to heal. It's fine to put your hand up and say, "I have anxiety", but you wouldn't put your hand up and say, "I have cancer", and do nothing about it. Even though we wear the anxiety, we need to prevent the anxiety from wearing us.
By Jessie Waddell5 years ago in Psyche
4 Tips for Reducing Anxiety
Even without a formal diagnosis, anxiety is one of the most common issues adults worldwide face each day. In fact, it is so prevalent that approximately 70% of adults in the United States self-reported a feeling of stress or anxiety daily.
By Jessica Miller5 years ago in Psyche
anxiety
Anxiety. Such a small and seemingly harmless word. To the people who are lucky enough not to have it, congrats. You will never know the struggle that we face while trying to complete the smallest tasks. The struggle that we face when we use the curling iron and then have to leave the house. After checking for the third time that you did in fact unplug it when you already knew that you did, you can breathe a little easier. To the people lucky enough not to have it, congrats. You will never know what its like to have to kiss your dog the same about of times each time you leave them for fear that something may happen to them if you don't. Or how you have to send your mom the exact same text message before bed for fear that if you don't something may happen to her. Checking the door locks before bed is fun right? Y'all know what I'm talking about. Or maybe you don't if you don't have anxiety.
By Nikki Vidal5 years ago in Psyche
Anxiety Is in Your Body, Not Your Mind
Let's go back to 60,000 years. Assume you're a Neanderthal out for a walk in the countryside. Suddenly, you hear a tiger in the surrounding bushes. Your entire body begins to respond in a nanosecond. Your heart beats faster, your breathing becomes shallower, your eyes dilate, and your body begins to produce adrenaline.
By Mind & Relationships5 years ago in Psyche
The Biggest Ride
This was it. The most daring thing she had ever done. She was incredibly nervous, her stomach filled with butterflies, her hands unable to stop fidgeting, and her thoughts and heart racing. She was with two of her best friends, one of whom was celebrating her birthday. Just minutes earlier, her friends had dared her to go on a huge ride, something she had always refused to do. Ever since her childhood, she always looked on at this long, tall wooden structure whenever she came here and wondered how anyone could go on it without feeling anything other than fear and worry. She asked her friends to reconsider, but in response, they joked they would call her cowardly if she didn’t. She finally gave in, buying her ticket and waiting in the long line, anxiously waiting for this horrifying situation to be over.
By Jamie Lammers5 years ago in Psyche
