anxiety
A look at anxiety in its many forms and manifestations; what is the nature of this specific pattern of extreme fear and worry?
Stress
I need to get my stress levels under better control. This week I’ve had a class at my job training school and somehow I have managed to get my stress under control all week, despite waking up a lot in the middle of the night this evening. Every night I hope to sleep. But 3:00 AM California time is really 1:00 PM Spanish time. That’s when they are busy eating their main meal. Spanish schedules are different. They do have a naptime at around 4:00 PM daily. This is one of the many reasons I do not live in Spain.
By Iria Vasquez-Paez7 years ago in Psyche
Anxiety: 10 Positive Things I Tell Myself Every Day
It's really hard to wake up in the morning and tell yourself that you can get up, that today might not be so bad. Living with anxiety is an endless battle of self doubt, one of which that literally eats you up from the inside. I know it's hard to talk to people about it, especially when they give the ok that you can you talk to them, but really you cant talk to anyone unless they're in the same boat as you. Even then, finding someone you can relate to is hard. For me it is anyway.
By Sarah Jane7 years ago in Psyche
Mental Illness in My Generation
What is normal? I’ve grown up feeling as if I wasn’t the same as everyone else, therefore I wasn’t normal. For as long as I can remember I have felt lost, as if I don’t fit in anywhere, with anyone. I’ve spent most of my life looking for ways to become like everyone around me, to fit in. When in actual fact, I’ve learnt that I don’t want to fit in. You can’t categorize the human mind as normal.
By Kirstie Hunns7 years ago in Psyche
Indecision Caused by Anxiety
I suffer from GAD (Generalised Anxiety Disorder) and one of the most frustrating aspects of this disorder that I come up against is indecision. I’m talking about when I can’t make even the simplest of decisions because of the ‘what ifs’ flying out of my overactive brain. I can end up feeling paralysed, having flitted from task to task in the hope of finding easier, clear-cut decisions to make. Finally, I reach a complete impasse as I realise I’m cycling through the same few decisions over and over and am no closer to a resolution.
By Alicia Brunskill7 years ago in Psyche
How Does It Feel Being a Part of an Anxiety Loop?
How does it feel not being able to breathe? And what I mean by being unable to breathe is not due to the fact that you have pinched your nose or something but because you were too anxious to synchronise your breathing properly. What does it really feel like every morning that you wake up with anxiety? What does it really feel like thinking about facing the day and going through a repeated loop of anxiety that is also known as routine?
By Elena Ioakim7 years ago in Psyche
The Reality of Anxiety
Anxiety. Quivering legs, sweaty palms and the pounding pains that swirled around my head constantly, were enough to make my stomach flip. I always admired the way people talked about how they had butterflies, or even a whole zoo within their stomach. The sweet fluttering against a person’s tummy when shyness would over take them, or the tickles within that represented the nervousness they felt.
By Madi Writes7 years ago in Psyche
She's That Girl
She's that girl in the club with her friends. While they talk amongst themselves, she has a red solo cup in her hand filled with cranberry vodka. She sips on her drink, laughing with the others, scoping out the room. One by one, all five of her friends drift away towards the guys they have been making eye contact with all night. With one left standing in the group, the alcohol hits her mind, her body, her soul, and she walks towards the balcony, overlooking the New York City skyline. Everyone else goes back inside and now she's alone, while the music in the background fades and it's fairly quiet. Emotions start to fill her mind, while the intoxication starts processing. She thinks to herself, How did I get here?How did this drink bring me back to my thoughts and feelings of loneliness when all I wanted to do was numb them? She holds back the tears. How can one person feel so empty, or so lonely, in a room filled with people?
By Amanda Gabrielle7 years ago in Psyche
My Strength, Her Weakness
It's nighttime, midnight has fallen over the area like a blanket, covering this small group of people in sheer blackness. I had stumbled upon them during one of my nightly walks. I assumed they were doing the same as me, enjoying the cool breeze that blows in when the moon comes. I was wrong.
By Teya Hooper7 years ago in Psyche
Anxiety: Causes, Symptoms, Therapy
When I was in kindergarten, my teacher and parents agreed to put me in a speech class. My teacher had noticed I tended to shy away from the other children, refusing to participate in class activities, lunch, or cooperate in general. I wasn’t lashing out or causing problems, but I didn’t want to participate in anything. When I did speak up—after much coaxing—it was a quiet, mumble of words that made it hard for anyone to understand me. After a year, a final verdict was called and I attended speech class for about two years.
By Michelle Stone7 years ago in Psyche
