anxiety
A look at anxiety in its many forms and manifestations; what is the nature of this specific pattern of extreme fear and worry?
Nervousness
The decision to see a therapist was not an easy one to make. It was a constant nudge in the back of my brain for months until a rough night of insomnia forced me to finally make the call, and wait anxiously. Once the day came for me to sit in front of this welcoming stranger, chosen for me by an in-take specialist, a tremendous amount of guilt pounded in my body. I began to shiver, like I was cold, though the Arizona temperature was a comfortable sixty degrees for January. This feeling I knew well. If you were ever sitting right next to me when this reaction appeared, you'd never know. It was a very internal environment. And it was ruining my life.
By Jacqueline Tomlinson8 years ago in Psyche
Anxiety Struggles - Day 1
Hello all, I used to write all the time and sort of fell out of it for no real reason why and lately, I have felt like I should get back into it and I figure it will also help me to make sense of all my anxiety struggles that have been happening for the last 4 weeks or so.
By Shannon Long8 years ago in Psyche
Helping My Mind This Year
So I have started to have a new mindset this year and I hope that it will continue… Since I can remember I have suffered from anxiety and even before it was diagnosed, I knew that something wasn’t quite right inside this little mind of mine.
By Annalise Jones8 years ago in Psyche
Facing an Invisible Foe
When you struggle with anxiety, the things most people take for granted become overwhelming obstacles. It affects so much about your entire life; your schedule, how you interact with your family, how many—if any—friends you have, how you interact with your spouse and your children, even affecting your job and career path.
By Michael Bauch8 years ago in Psyche
Finding Peace in My Anxious Self
It's now two hours since I should have gone to a voluntary work placement. Two hours of peace? Am I ill? I feel disabled. Disability is not an illness but when anxiety strikes or in this case seeps into my thoughts, my body is stricken. No decisions are made except ones of retreat.
By Lesley Anne Armour8 years ago in Psyche
I Am No Longer a Victim
Have you ever been so distracted that when you look up to see what's around you, you don't even recognize where you are or how you got there? You can't even pinpoint when you got so lost or what made you make the wrong turn? I have been so stuck and distracted that I didn't even recognize how much I have missed.
By Angela Altland8 years ago in Psyche
The Monster That Follows
It’s foggy, and I don’t know where I’m going. I don’t know why I’m running either, but something tells me I shouldn’t look back. I keep on running. My face was stinging from the ice cold wind as I race with time. My senses are heightened and I can hear something coming after me. I try not to look back at it. The heavy footsteps it brings with it seem to be getting louder the more I run. Nothing in the world could get me to turn around and look at whatever it is. I keep running.
By Madame Nighte8 years ago in Psyche
Anxiety & Backbone
It was the night I understood why I feared the silence. Environmentally everything was calm, sure. On the inside, however, felt as if my chest had crashed and burned. It wasn't painful, no. Pain changed for me after the last throw against the wall. It would take far more to break me this time. More than a kick to the stomach at 8 months pregnant. More than the bruises echoing from my wrists and elbow. Yes, it would take much more than this to cause me any real pain. But when the silence fell across the porch and proceeded to follow me into the house I called home: I broke.
By Alex Schoeneman8 years ago in Psyche
