Category: Anxiety/Depression
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The Symptom of Depression That Didn’t Go Away — Even After I ‘Recovered’
For me, it’s been many years since I fell into a depression from stress and anxiety and then “recovered” with the help of many. I do feel happy —or at least content on most days. I do enjoy living and don’t dread getting out of bed. There are many things I want to do and goals I want to […]
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When My Depression Seems Like Laziness to Others
Have you ever felt like everyone around you was living a full life? Not to say they are — or you are not — but I’ve found sometimes through my own pain it can seem like everyone else has nothing to fight off. I wake up every day with immense dread that I’m no longer asleep, or […]
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8 Things I Want My Family and Friends to Know About My Anxiety
I have anxiety. Not the kind where you hear people say, “Oh, I have a test today. I’m super anxious!” Then, it goes away. No, my anxiety is severe, debilitating and at its worst, crippling. I try my best to mask it on social media and in life so no one knows I’m secretly losing a […]
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The ‘Sign’ That Lets Me Know I Am Sliding Back Into Depression
It is early in the morning, I have hit the “snooze” button enough times to the point where I have maybe 20 minutes to get ready for work. I harness all my energy and get out of bed. I shuffle to the bathroom and look at my reflection. I see something barely human looking back. I […]
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10 Things I Wish My Family and Friends Understood About My Anxiety and Depression
As someone who has suffered from mental illness for a long time, I understand people feeling weary about sharing their feelings with friends and family. Sometimes it seems like there is no way they could ever understand what you’re going through. In my personal experience I have found they did try their best to understand and […]
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What It’s Like When Anxiety Tells You Everyone Is Going to Leave You
I’m afraid of the people I love in my life leaving me. I suppose you could call that “abandonment issues” or whatever popular catch phrase you would like to go with, but it’s the truth. Moreover, I’m afraid that the reason they will leave me is because of me. I’m too needy, weird, crazy or complicated to […]
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The Text My Friend Always Sends Me When I’m Spiraling Into Depression
For the last several months, my friend has been sending me text message pictures of her feet. Oddly enough, it’s the most beautiful and comforting message anyone could ever send a friend who is struggling with depression and anxiety. “Look at your feet” is what she taught me to do when I begin to spiral out of control […]
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What It’s Like to Survive Depression… Again and Again
Anyone who’s been diagnosed with a mental illness knows how challenging it can be to exist. I don’t mean that in the dramatic sense, though it’s tough to exist as a whole, too. No, I mean it in the sense that daily things such as taking a shower, eating, drinking enough water and so on can […]
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9 Bad Habits of People With Anxiety
When anxiety is part of your day-to-day life, it’s not surprising that it has the power to influence your day-to-day habits. And while some of these habits might be coping mechanisms, not all coping mechanisms are created equal. For example, scrolling on Facebook for a few hours to avoid what’s making you feel anxious might temporarily make […]
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On the Days Depression Makes You Feel Nothing at All
Today is a blah day. It isn’t that there is anything terribly wrong today. There are issues looming, yes, but there are always issues of late. There is nothing pressing though. It is just a blah day, a day where I lay in bed, struggling to find a reason to get up. I have had […]