Is it that hard to love me for me? When I was a kid, I used to wonder what I’d be like when I grew up. Somehow I had the idea that nothing about me would ever stay the same. I thought I might grow up to look completely different and act completely different, as though […]
I would like to say that “Sara now resides in Seattle with her amazing partner and is finally calm, cool, and collected” but that would be a lie. Using the word “anxiety” in any sort of diagnosis creates a visualization that is both immediately recognizable and simultaneously hated on. Everyone has anxiety, everyone goes through […]
There’s a stigma attached to those who have to be on medication to get through their day. I, for one, am tired of keeping this secret. I remember my first panic attack. I was in my workplace, in a meeting, and suddenly, I couldn’t concentrate on what was being said. An overwhelming feeling of fear […]
Anxiety has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. I’m never quite sure when it’s going to happen. You would think after all these years, I would have some kind of warning sign before it starts. The situations are different. The settings and people change, but the feeling is […]
Like many people who deal with anxiety, I’ve learned to live with it. And I’ve hidden it well from my daughter. Or so I thought. My own fear is traceable enough, its origins obvious, but my daughter’s fear is a mystery. She’s only 8, for one. She has suffered not at all, not more than the unconscious […]
