anxiety
A look at anxiety in its many forms and manifestations; what is the nature of this specific pattern of extreme fear and worry?
A Sexy Cocktail of Type 1 Diabetes and Social Anxiety
Writing this gives me the same feeling making a phone call does. It scares the shit out of me. I’ll probably restart it multiple times, delete it, and if it makes it past all that, I will probably never want to look at it again.
By The Girl That Talks too Loud8 years ago in Psyche
Crossing the Threshold
It’s not agoraphobia, whatever it is. I have no fear of open spaces, or of crowds. There’s nothing fearful about actually being outside—it’s the process of getting there that I struggle with. I can’t tell you exactly what it is, but it’s some form of invisible barrier keeping me indoors, or keeping me in my bed.
By Katy Preen8 years ago in Psyche
Seized
I was walking, just down the street when suddenly I feel cold arms slither around my waist. They clawed and pulled at me painfully until I was forced backwards into a state of unknowing. I couldn’t see their face but I felt their icy stare burn into me like a flame, branding my soul as theirs for the taking. I thrashed and cried out but the world seemed so black and lifeless in my eyes I’m certain no one heard me. My aggressor’s rough grip kept my body stiff; I was like a ball in their hands, being tossed around with no control over which way I am thrown. The world was spinning and I could feel the air being sucked from my lungs, leaving me gasping for every breath. I have to force myself to concentrate on slowly sucking in air but my mind constantly travels back to the feeling of a fist tangled around my neck and every time I do, my breath leaves me again.
By Christina Holmes8 years ago in Psyche
Health Anxiety - An Invisible Demon
If you speak to someone with Health Anxiety (HA) they will often be able to pinpoint where it all began. For some it will be, although deeply unpleasant, a mere episode triggered by trauma, one in which they overcome and return to life as it once was. For others, however, their anxiety becomes ingrained within the very foundations of your being. There is no escaping it, no quick fix or get out clause and all that is left is learning to make peace with who you now are. Some of us achieve this with relative ease, learning to acknowledge our triggers and nip those dark thoughts in the bud before we unravel completely.
By The Anxious Diaries8 years ago in Psyche
Anxiety
Let's face it: a lot of people have it. Anxiety. I'm having it right now just writing this. The constant fear of the unknown, of being judged, of being disliked. Now, I'm not a medical professional by any means. I've never even been to college (that's a story for a later time). But I know a thing or two about anxiety and what works for me.
By Bethany Lefler8 years ago in Psyche
Living with Health Anxiety
"Health anxiety is an anxiety condition that is often housed within the Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) spectrum of disorders. Those affected by health anxiety have an obsessional preoccupation with the idea that they are currently (or will be) experiencing a physical illness. The most common health anxieties tend to centre on conditions such as cancer, HIV, AIDs, etc. However, the person experiencing health anxiety may fixate on any type of illness. This condition is known as health anxiety, illness phobia/illness anxiety or hypochondriasis."
By TheAdventuresOfRoo8 years ago in Psyche
Living with Anxiety
Living with anxiety is one of the most difficult things. It makes you dread going out every single day because you're scared of having a panic attack, so you decide to not even try. There are so many things you want to do with your life but you overthink them all, and begin to put yourself down. 'What if I'm not good enough.' 'What if I look bad in front of everyone.' 'What if I don't fit in.' These are things that I, personally, think about every day. I never speak to myself kindly and tell myself what's good. I always pick at the little things about myself that are bad, or that are 'not normal'. I hate the word normal.
By Kacey Strachan8 years ago in Psyche
Lowering Your Anxiety
I’m on a train as I write this. On my way back from Sheffield, to my current place of residence, Salisbury. The sun is shining and we’ve just come out of the Bank Holiday weekend. Everything seems fine. Or does it? Well, I thought it was time I aired some of my feelings to VOCAL’S PYSCHE subsection, it always feels just as good to write as it does to talk.
By Richard Brind8 years ago in Psyche
