When I first read about Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria I was like “Wow. That’s exactly what I experienced.” There’s still a lot of research being done about RSD* and while it is not something that you…
What Anxiety Feels Like
I’ve noticed a pattern in my anxiety. It’s lower in the wintertime. It feels a bit like a hibernating animal.My coping skills and self-care revolve A LOT around self-soothing. Winter is the perfect time for…
Self-Talk + Anxiety
In the mental health community, I feel like a lot of the time we can jump from Point A to Point C. Point A = “I am struggling with my mental health.” and Point C…
The Underlying Anxious Feelings
You know how anxious people are…. anxious? But when you ask us what we’re anxious about, sometimes we don’t even know? I made a list for that. A lot of the time, I can pinpoint…
Managing Tax-Time Anxiety
Tax time is a cause for stress and anxiety for so many people. When you also have an anxiety disorder, it can make those feelings 10x worse. A decade ago I would put off doing…
Anxiety Makes It Hard to…
If you’ve read my Anxiety Workbook then you know that I’ve been anxious since I was a little human. Last week, I talked about how my anxiety about returning to work after two months off…