anxiety

A look at anxiety in its many forms and manifestations; what is the nature of this specific pattern of extreme fear and worry?

Nobody Likes Me, But Everyone Likes Me
I have anxiety. And not the kind of anxiety that doctors diagnose you with, because my brother has anxiety. He has anxiety and became suicidal. Because my brother has anxiety and became suicidal, my parents can’t stand the thought that another child of theirs has problems.
By Mikala Mays8 years ago in Psyche
My Boyfriend, Anxiety
He's always been a part of my life. For a while, he was that childhood neighbor that I never understood. As I grew up, we got closer. He slowly got farther into my life. I got attached. He isn't the best for me, but he's the most I have.
By Reyna Cannon8 years ago in Psyche
Anxiety
Anxiety. My best friend. I don’t say this because I love him. I say this, because he’s always been there. Through every. Single. Moment. That I can remember. Anxiety has been there. I just didn’t always quite know who or what he was.
By Social Suicide8 years ago in Psyche
Dear Anxiety...
Dear Anxiety, I hate you, but I don’t know how to get rid of you. You’re the abusive partner I don’t know how to leave. You’re the voice inside my head that won’t shut the fuck up. You’re my bully in school that has nothing better to do.
By Madison Elliott8 years ago in Psyche
Living with Anxiety
Unless a person suffers with anxiety, they will never understand anxiety. People think it's the same as depression or think that it is an excuse to be anti-social....it is not. Anxiety is the crippling cramps you get at the thought of being in an uncomfortable situation. It is the constant nausea and irritable bowel syndrome you get when you have a meeting to go to. The extra panic when getting ready in the morning because you feel so uncomfortable in your own skin. It is feeling all your imperfections ten times over.
By Kerry Leigh8 years ago in Psyche
Panic Attacks, No Laughing Matter
Side effects you can possibly always count on with most medicines: NAUSEA, VOMITING, AND YES, DIARRHEA! Taking medication to alleviate an illness or disease process is likely to cause these three side effects, in addition to other more serious side effects.
By Carolann Sherwood8 years ago in Psyche
The War With the Monster
We all know that foggy feeling in our heads or the moment when everything seems to be rushing by so damn fast. That moment your heart quickens and your palms get all sweaty. That moment you start to have a panic attack. Panic attacks are just one symptom of anxiety. Anxiety is a monster who shows up uninvited and decides you are their new best friend. A monster that makes you feel crazy and scared but convinces you that they are all you have. A crippling feeling of fear and panic that hits out of nowhere. When you all of a sudden can't move, can't think, and your breath leaves you like an autumn leaf falling from a forgotten tree. How? How do we develop this feeling of hopelessness and fear? How does our mind turn on us and eventually leaves us hanging?
By Katelynn Marie 8 years ago in Psyche
Coping With Anxiety
It's funny. At this very moment, I'm listening to the Dear Evan Hansen soundtrack, in which Evan has mild anxiety. My anxiety only really started in middle school. Why? Because I had this so-called friend who tried to turn all my friends against me. Seriously, I'm not kidding. They'd say lies about me and people would come back to me and say, "I can't believe you said that about me" or "You're an awful person." I cried a lot because they were taking their disliking of me out of proportion. LOL...says the person who has anxiety. I would ask to go to the bathroom and then cry. I was pretty good at hiding the fact that I would have panic attacks and cry because of them, up until one day. They had this girl go and send hate to me for no absolutely reason. I broke down crying and went to my teacher about it. The person behind all the problems I was having got nothing said to them. So much for a "no tolerance" bullying policy, right? I forgave them after all they did to me and they just kept hurting me and hurting me. I've finally pushed them out of my life because I couldn't handle all they've been doing to me. I kept messaging my mom asking her to pick me up from school one day because I couldn't handle it. My mom didn't pick me up, but I can understand why. It was only second block. I needed to suck it up. It took a lot of attempting to calm myself down in the bathroom for me to finally go back to class. For the rest of the day, I was stuttering and trying to avoid eye contact.
By V. Gray8 years ago in Psyche
Anxiety and Society
Nothing is as simple as "just do it" when it comes to people with anxiety. Many people have different levels and different "genres" of anxieties. Whether it is social anxiety or personal anxiety or severe anxieties surrounding something in particular, all of them count and all should be addressed in the way that works best for you!
By Shaylynn Heidemann @paulo_deam8 years ago in Psyche
I Used to Think I Sounded Stupid When Talking About My Mental Illness
I woke up this morning still in recovery from a recent anxiety attack. The attack happened at work in front of my colleagues, and to me, I made a fool of myself in front of everyone not knowing what was racing through my head at the time. I had the Angel in one ear pleading that I can do this, I can push myself to recover. However, I had the Devil in the other ear laughing at me because he knew this would be the end of me. All my thoughts and feelings were temporarily removed from my body and were left stranded in the air until I managed to pull through the terrible time I was facing.
By Lewis Jefferies8 years ago in Psyche
Social Anxiety or Introverted?
In a society that's all about being fun and spontaneous, it can be difficult having social anxiety or just being an introvert. These are two terms that are often mixed up together. The question is are they the same thing or are they similar but on different spectrums. I took the liberty to do a little research on the topic and to finally answer my own question. Social anxiety or Introvert? Is there a difference, and can you be an introvert with social anxiety?
By Katelynn Marie 8 years ago in Psyche
My First Dinah Shore Weekend
This year I attended my first Dinah Shore weekend. There were thousands of lesbians in attendance and several social gatherings provided ample opportunities to meet and mingle with new faces. But for someone with severe social anxiety, this also provided ample opportunities to feel stressed out and overwhelmed. Slowly but surely I made my way through the weekend, and multiple throngs of crowded venues, and managed to have a good time.
By Alicia Lynn8 years ago in Psyche