#anxiety

Spring has arrived and it seems time is flying by, as I work hard to finish some jobs before I take my first trip of the season in mid-May. But there is something that is still bothering me, that which plays almost constantly in my mind like background music in a shopping mall. Most of…

I know why the caged bird sings.... -No, I actually don't.  I didn't read the poem - or is it a book. But if I were back in high school English and the essay topic was "Describe what the phrase 'I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings' means and how can it relate to you"…

I find myself asking the question "Why" so often now.  Whether it is aloud, amidst silent sobs, or silently like a broken record controlling my thoughts.... That and "what the fuck" So many times I find myself coming here to type a few words, hit delete, type a few more, delete again - to walk&he...

Did you know there is science behind why we remember certain events? I first learned of this when I was watching "Someone Like You" (Ashley Judd: 2001).  She is meets with a plastic surgeon to discuss having her amygdala removed because she read that it controlled her olfactory sense to associate...

Hey, not really sure how to start this. I really have a lot on my mind so I'm venting on here:) I just got diagnosed with anxiety and depression, and I also have sensory processing disorder. I dont know anyone else with spd, so I feel really alone. Ive missed so much school that because…

It's been stressful lately. Last week my friend's son died suddenly (the son was 40). Then day before yesterday my husband's sister-in-law died suddenly of cancer. Last night I had a horrible nightmare and dreamt my husband told me my son had died. I woke up at 6 a.m. believing that it must be tr...

Somehow, I keep ending up seeing news on Youtube. Canadian news. I usually try to avoid the news because it is never anything good and always leaves me feeling stressed. Lately, there has been so much going on in Canada, it is scary! I don't understand why everyone cannot just live in peace. I do...

At what age does a person stop wondering when will they fit in? At what age does a person become ok being alone? I been called weird since I was a kid. When hanging out with cousins I was always the loud and the silly one. Always cracking jokes, kind of outgoing. They were more…

Met a really nice lady on one of the depression and anxiety groups on Facebook. It was interesting because everything I want to accomplish; she has done and she's only few years older than me. She published a book and has a YouTube channel. She's a go getter and it got me thinking what exactly&he...

It's going on 2 am and I'm on my 2nd panic attack today and since I can't do anything to make is it disappear quickly, my usual tricks not working. I will just write. I love writing and it's a good distraction. I have to find lots of tricks to deal with my severe anxiety.…