What’s Inside?

I like to think that I’ve revealed a lot of information about myself on this blog. But the truth is, I haven’t. Not completely, at least. The people who truly know me know all of the things I’ve written down on here, or most of them. At the beginning of this journey, it was difficult…

A Third Party

Ugh. Sometimes my mind really drives me up the freaking wall. Today on: “Is something really, really, actually wrong – or it is just my anxiety getting the best of me?”, We’ll be discussing therapy. I haven’t been to therapy since the end of August. I was feeling really great. I didn’t feel the need…

Thinking in Circles

She put it perfectly, my Liz. My dear friend. There’s nobody on this Earth that understands me like she does. “We think in circles, and sometimes, we can’t stop.” No, we can’t. And those who don’t deal with anxiety don’t truly understand how frustrating, heartbreaking, exhausting it is. It’s physically painful. I get headaches. I…

Varying Battles

Excuse me when I say this, but anxiety can be a real bitch. Seriously. I was just talking with Justine about it this morning. Friends with anxiety, you know this. You can relate. Don’t you want to tell your anxious thoughts to just get the fuck out? Your anxiety can embed it’s talons into your mind…

Peace of Mind

*Trigger warning: this story contains visuals of car accidents and hospital/rehabilitation center stays* ~ Katie ~ Hi, friends. It’s been a while. I have to confess, I’ve been wanting to write, but I wasn’t sure exactly what type of post I wanted it to be. And then I had an idea. This post is going…

Just be

I am who I am. And with my anxiety, sometimes it really, really, really sucks. It’s different for everyone who struggles with anxiety. Everyone has their own insecurities, their own worries. We’re not alike in that sense. But we’re alike in that fact that we struggle, and although it’s hard, at least we struggle together. I had…

Try and try and try again

Anxiety does not discriminate. Anxiety can strike anywhere, at any time, no matter what may be going on around you. It doesn’t matter if you’re surrounded by the hustle and bustle of everyday life or if you’re sitting in your room, enjoying the peace and quiet. It happens so very randomly. For instance: this afternoon,…

#IDontMind

What exactly is the mental health stigma? I can answer that for you. Psychology Today divides the mental health stigma into two separate categories: Social Stigma. The Social Stigma “is characterized by prejudice attitudes and discriminating behavior directed towards individuals with mental health problems as a result of the psychiatric label they have been given.” Perceived/Self-Stigma. The Perceived/Self-Stigma “is the…

Zero to a hundred

I remember sitting in my high school English class with a teacher as miserable as the day is long. I dreaded going to that class every single day, which sucked, because English was, and is, my favorite subject. I find literature intriguing. I find writing beautiful. But this class sucked all of the passion right…

Just breathe

Anxiety, although it’s always there with you, may not plague you every single day. You’ll have your really, really good days – days when your world seems absolutely perfect…like the first sight of untouched snow, or the first few drops of calm rain before a storm. It’s wonderful, really, feeling like that…having no anxious thoughts…