Category Archives: Living with Anxiety
Following on from last week’s article on why to disclose an anxiety disorder, I thought I’d say a little about when to disclose an anxiety because it is, perhaps, as important as why. I’d been talking about the necessary value … Continue reading
Disclosing an anxiety disorder matters, because a lot of people feel they don’t. And you should tell the people that matter to you, the people that form the everyday backbone of your relationships, whether that’s in the form of colleagues … Continue reading
What don’t you have if you’re struggling with anxiety? Emotional health. Not the most earth-shattering statement but pertinent, all the same. Do you really know what’s missing, though? I’m not always sure. Even when I think of a definition it … Continue reading
You don’t look sick! No, I don’t. It shouldn’t be an accusation, either. One of the worst parts of having an anxiety disorder, or any other invisible illness, is how hard it is to explain to someone when they don’t … Continue reading
Anxiety likes to keep us in boxes. Little boxes, with four walls and a steady stream of same, same, similar, same. Don’t stray too far now. Don’t, should, must,… and after a while your mind stops using the windows, let … Continue reading
As a friend of mine pointed out, there was a weird thing happening in cyberspace this week: People were rationing grief. Portioning it up like that really can be done, like any of us could put a cap on sadness, … Continue reading
Fear denied, repressed, suppressed, or put out of mind is not fear extinguished. Treating anxiety: ‘as if’ I’ve been told that acting ‘as if’ I’m not nearly as anxious as I am is a helpful thing. It’s also dangerous. As … Continue reading
“The meds don’t work!” I hear it a lot. From rational people. It’s shorthand, a way to tell me that psychiatry has failed them. Unfortunately it’s also used as a vantage point from which to argue that psychiatric medications are … Continue reading
On a scale of 1-10 how annoying is it when therapists ask questions which sound more like triage than psychotherapy? One of my commenters took me to task for not talking much (or indeed at all) about the behavioral side … Continue reading
Mood trackers aren’t just for depression or bipolar. They can help you recognize and manage panic, anxiety and stress. There’s really no such thing as just anxious. Anxiety affects people’s moods and many people struggle with depressive symptoms as well … Continue reading
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