“When I pulled out, I felt lighter and more centered. I felt more like myself than I have in weeks.”
‘I have a quirky confession to make. Today I decided not to head home from work, but to my other home instead.’: Woman shares reminder to ‘make time for places that feel like home’
‘Read it again or else your fear will come true.’ An image of my mom flashed in my mind, lying on an ambulance stretcher.’: Woman shares journey to motherhood through OCD, anxiety
“I jolted awake multiple times throughout the night just to check her – and recheck her – and recheck her again. I would wake up, scared she was missing or strangling in our sheets. I worried she would be kidnapped.”
Therapist Shares 6 Ways To Support Your Grieving Friends Long Term
“As a society, we do a great job in the initial days following a death. But our support often quickly fades away, leaving our friends who have suffered the loss of their loved one to suffer yet another loss — the loss of their support network.”
‘I got straight A’s in school. But mental illness doesn’t care, it doesn’t discriminate.’: Woman shares journey with depression, social anxiety, BPD to ‘lessen the stigma’
“I asked my therapist about it, but she said I didn’t have it because I wasn’t ‘manipulative,’ which only added to the stigma. I decided to switch therapists.”
‘My legs suddenly went numb. I clutched the wall in horror, like a child at an ice-skating rink. What was happening to me?’: Woman opens up about anxiety journey
“Everyone else seemed so carefree. I was riddled with worry and didn’t want anybody looking at me. I didn’t want to be the center of attention at my own WEDDING.”
‘I had a huge fear of public speaking, until I turned 30.’: Man overcomes social anxiety, depression to pursue stand-up comedian dreams
“I agreed to a small part, but I ended up doing 12 episodes across two seasons. For the first time, I felt like I had a voice.”
I Let My Anxiety Convince Me I Was A Bad Mother
“I was deep in a hole with no way up and out. I wondered if it would be better for everyone if I just ended it.”
‘This is what you DESERVE.’ Even my previous therapists made snide comments.’: Woman in recovery for eating disorder says ‘recovery is BEAUTIFUL’
“’You don’t deserve this pain. Not only that, you don’t deserve anything which has been done to you to cause this pain.’ I believed her.”
‘Everyone thinks you’re free once you leave an abusive relationship. It’s not true.’: Woman shares self-love journey after abuse, ‘I’m stronger than I thought’
“You have to stay strong, every day.”
‘My psychiatrist said, ‘Technically, you’re on the highest dose I can legally prescribe you…’ At 8, I’d had my first panic attack. I didn’t want to live life this way anymore.’: Young woman details journey with anxiety
“I walked out of the office and something just clicked. I didn’t want to live my life this way anymore. The racing heart, nausea, paralyzing fear, uncontrollable shaking. I knew in my heart there had to be some other option.”
