anxiety
A look at anxiety in its many forms and manifestations; what is the nature of this specific pattern of extreme fear and worry?
The Anxiety Elf (Part 2)
"Tell yourself you are excited, not anxious." I can tell myself I am a superwoman but it doesn’t mean I am — the conversation I had with my mum right before I went to my job for the first time. The sort of conversation I have with most people when I tell them about anxiety. “Just ignore it,” they say — like it’s that easy. It does depend on the level of anxiety; some people may be able to blank out those feelings, the feeling that everything around them may blow up if they leave the house. Whereas me, the more I try to convince myself it won’t happen, the more I end up convincing myself it could be worse. But I did make it there alive, and I didn’t throw up — although I was close too many times.
By TheAdventuresOfRoo8 years ago in Psyche
Hey there Delilah
That girl, in the picture, yeah, that’s me. Your average 26-year-old right? Wrong. That girl is filled with anxiety. Some days, that girl is scared to leave her house. Lately, it seems like every day. It feels like I’m trapped inside and I’ll never see the light. I’m scared of people. Of what you people think of me. Why? I don’t know. I wish I did, maybe then my anxiety wouldn’t have such a hold on me. I’m constantly worrying, constantly trying to do my best and it’s never good enough, it’s exhausting. I wish I were normal. Sometimes I fantasize about being normal, about being me in another life, where I actually have my shit together. Instead, I have anxiety every single day and having anxiety is the worst feeling ever. It feels like someone is sitting on your chest and you can’t breathe. You feel different. You can see the looks on people’s faces judging you, telling you to calm down and breathe. You feel as if there’s something wrong with you, and there is. Your eyes begin to swell with the tears that are all too familiar, followed by a paralyzing feeling of inadequacy.
By Delilah Scrudato8 years ago in Psyche
To the World
Dear world, I guess we have different views on what it means to have anxiety. The word anxiety gets thrown around because people believe it's something simple and uncomplicated. It has no actual impact on life, but yet there are thousands of people suffering from anxiety.
By Cheyenne Spring8 years ago in Psyche
A Conundrum of Anxiety and Depression
There is so much that can be said about mental illnesses. I mean, I can go on and on about it, but there are two specific ones that I want to personally elaborate on. They are anxiety and depression. I feel like both affect people in different ways but have the same end result: sadness.
By Elysia Taylor 8 years ago in Psyche
What Anxiety is to Me - 2
Another pivotal moment in my life. I used to play softball in high school, I was a first-baseman and could do everything behind the plate. But as you know, my anxiety was terrible in high school. In my sophomore year, I decided to quit. I was struggling too much with my anxiety — more specifically social anxiety. I decided I wouldn't play in the summer program or the next year. I needed to take a break to figure out my anxiety.
By Madie Alessi8 years ago in Psyche
We're All in the Gutter
"We're all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars." Oscar Wilde said that. Lately, this infamous poet and playwright has been popping up in a lot of conversations I have been having. This is the quote that plays on repeat in my head while I’m sitting on a park bench or in a café, watching the world go by. Countless faces going about their daily existence; strangers, the lot of them. But you can’t help but feel drawn to them, knowing we are all trying to do the same thing on this planet: live.
By Raven DaSilva8 years ago in Psyche
My Room Doesn't Have More Elephants than Yours
An elephant trying to cross a tightrope on a unicycle. Not sure if it was safe, no certainty whatsoever if he could, should, would make it to the other side. The elephant knew, though, once on the tightrope, there was no turning back. He convinced himself it was worth it but his legs did not seem to respond. He did not understand it. They were working a minute before.
By Fernanda Grether Zdanowsky8 years ago in Psyche
Just Get Over It
"Just get over it." "It's all in your head." "You could stop it if you wanted to." These are just some of the many things people with anxiety or panic attacks hear so often from people who don't understand this condition. I have lived with this mental illness for many years now and before I had my first panic attack, I too said these things. I had no idea what anxiety or panic attacks were like so I just thought they were just being dramatic or it was all in their heads. The first experience that I had that began my journey with this condition came a day after a horrible near-drowning accident. I jumped off a 25 foot cliff and when I hit the water, I had my mouth and nose wide open, so water rushed right into my lungs. I surfaced and could not breathe. Luckily there was a friend there who grabbed me and helped.
By Somer Michalski-Jones8 years ago in Psyche
Mental Illness: The Demons Within
Anxiety is an illness that has the least in common with possession or the occult, but it still has some similarities. This chapter will most likely be more about the illness itself rather than similarities to possession but hopefully it will still be helpful to others. Based on people I have talked to and some research I have done it seems that like depression, anxiety is one of the most common of the mental illnesses.
By Alyssa Lactin8 years ago in Psyche
Coping With Anxiety In The Midst of Anxious Situations
Nothing is worse than anticipating the worst case scenario before you get up on stage to speak in public, sing, or perform. Experiencing that first wave of nerves before going on a date or jumping in to a job interview can be just as bad. All of these situations can bring anxiety to anyone, but those who deal with anxiety on a consistent basis will find these situations almost unbearable.
By Joel Junior8 years ago in Psyche
