anxiety… Mental Health and Sexuality 9 Aug 20219 Aug 2021 We need to begin this post with a pure truth: definitions describe; they do not prescribe. Some definitions are by their nature comparative. For example, I could describe myself as…
anxiety The Five (Unofficial) Levels of Panic Attack 5 Aug 2021 Not all panic attacks hit the same. I determined five distinct categories of panic attack that I use to relate my experience to those who are fortunate enough not to…
anxiety Death and Anxiety 23 Jul 2021 Trigger warning should be self evident here. For all that we do understand about death (it would be wrong to say we do not understand it at all - science…
anxiety A Brief History of the Millennial 15 Jul 2021 Each morning I would arrive at school, say the Pledge of Allegiance (which I had done my entire life and never questioned as bizarre or authoritarian). Sure, I loved living…
anxiety Anxiety: The Moving Target 24 Jun 202123 Jun 2021 TW: suicide The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Fifth Edition (DSM-V) does a brilliant job, as it should, of casting a wide net with its diagnostic criteria. As…
anxiety Doctored If You Do, Doctored If You Don’t: Where Phobia Meets Anxiety 22 Jun 202121 Jun 2021 TW: Medical (including needles) Imagine waking up on a deserted isle completely alone. For the average person it would be a terrifying experience, but for you the real terror of…
anxiety… My Mental Health Diagnoses 16 Jun 202115 Jun 2021 Today is a more clinical post. While this blog explores the nature of living with mental health issues on a personal, anecdotal level, I thought I would take one post…
anxiety Little Voice: An Introvert’s Guide to “Hearing” Thoughts 25 Jun 202010 Jun 2021 Social media was abuzz for some time about thinking tendencies. Some people, like yours truly, "hear" themselves when thinking. There's a "voice" "saying" the words and I "hear" it the…
anxiety 500 Films to See for Your Isolated Pleasure 20 Mar 202010 Jun 2021 Keeping this one fun and simple. As many are facing lockdowns, quarantines, or simply abiding by requests for social distancing, here is a list of 500 films worth seeing to…
anxiety Anxiety or COVID? Advice from Someone with Medical Anxiety 20 Mar 202010 Jun 2021 One cannot downplay the seriousness of the situation. We have a novel virus spreading like wildfire among our communities right now in addition to all of the normal and other…
