It’s important to be patient with yourself and remember even the smallest steps forward add up.
Column: Anxiety
While I cannot always control the hold my mental illness has over me, I can ensure that my own self-care always remains a priority.
I believe it is important as an anxiety sufferer to learn how to get the most out of our lives despite our conditions.
In building your anxiety pantry, you are caring for your future anxious self, who will likely really appreciate it.
The following tips will empower you to help yourself and your anxiety during COVID-19.
I hope you can take comfort in knowing that if you are experiencing new year anxiety, you’re not alone and it does get better.
Chances are things aren’t going to go extremely horribly nor are they going to go exceptionally well. The most likely outcome lies somewhere in the middle.
In this video, I share five everyday things that help me cope with my anxiety.
If you follow these 10 tips for reducing anxiety during the holiday season, you can feel better, have a brighter mood, and have more fun, too!
If this sounds all too familiar, I have a plan capable of helping us through holiday stress and anxiety. This plan allows me to enjoy the holiday.
There are ways to overcome travel anxiety so you can fully enjoy yourself, which is what the holiday season is all about!
Anxiety can make social situations daunting. They can make you feel tired and overwhelmed, and for a lot of people, can trigger an anxiety attack.
Recovering from anxiety can consist of a lot of contradictions. A huge part of recovery is balancing those contradictions.
In my own recovery from a mental illness revolving around taking away my own sense of choice, small victories equate to measures of control.
It’s important to remember everyone experiences their anxiety differently, and one person’s idea of small victories might be entirely different to yours.
When talking about your anxiety, there is no need to be apologetic. In the vocabulary of your illness, don’t let sorry be the go-to phrase.
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There’s a lot of focus around doing things for others during the holiday season, but make sure you’re practising self-care, too.
Avoiding triggers is not always a bad thing. In fact, it is essential to our self-care to know what we can handle and what we cannot.
I believe secrets keep you sick. I have found this to be true time and time again. When I keep my secrets and am not honest about what I'm hiding, my symptoms...
I have found my anxiety lessens by maintaining healthy habits in my day-to-day life because I am preemptively taking care of myself and eliminating some...
Taking time for yourself, and giving yourself moments to focus solely on your mental well-being is important as you take steps towards recovery and a happy and...
Do remember you’re stronger than you think, and eventually the storm will break. Every step forward, no matter how small, is progress.
What is important is that we keep moving forward. If we don’t, we can’t grow. It might be uncomfortable and we might be afraid. But I believe this is only the...
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I have come to realize Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder is not something I am, but something I have...I am neither the years I’ve lived with the disorder nor the...
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The desire to travel made me push down my fears as an anxious traveler and step out the door. Here are some tips for those of you who, like me, experience...
I stay accountable to my own recovery, even with its setbacks, and the possibility that I might just make it through this thing in one, beautiful piece.