We all have a small voice in our head that talks to us as we go about our day. It may ask us, “what’s for dinner?” in the middle of class, keep us awake at night, and tells us when we’re feeling happy or sad. In our day to day life, we are subconsciously dependent on this voice. Sometimes we listen to everything it says, and sometimes we ignore it.…
3 Stressful Things Attending college is usually the most exciting but yet eye opening experience at the same time in a person life. It is a transition from being a child to becoming an adult and learning how to survive in the real world. Even though this is my second year in college and it has been going well that transition has cause good amount of stress in my life. The three major stressful things in my life that I notice since attending college is managing my time, managing money, and having a good relationship with others.…
The future is the unknown, hence the uncontrollable. As anxiety is a future-oriented mood-state, many individuals may be nervous of not knowing what may or may not happen, causing worry and nervousness. Two prominent anxiety disorders that focus on the feeling of worry are generalized anxiety disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder. Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), is the lack of control over of the worry process (Brown et al, 1994). When the concern over future events becomes severe and uncontrollable, it becomes maladaptive (Barlow, 2002).…
Everyday, something makes me anxious. Many things throughout the day make me so anxious, that sometimes, I can no longer focus on the better things in life. Somehow, though, nobody knows. No one knows just how anxious I can get. Just how real it’s gotten.…
It has become clear that this psychiatric illness must be taken seriously. Although quite serious, anxiety can be cured. Anxiety is defined as an abnormal and overwhelming sense of apprehension and fear often marked by physiological signs (as sweating, tension, and increased pulse), by doubt concerning the reality and…
Anxiety is a feeling of worry , nervousness, or unease…
A major, long term set back i encountered was my generalized anxiety. When i was in 2nd grade, i began to show signs of anxiety. I began to experience panic attacks, mood swings and intense feelings of fear. My anxiety continued to grow more severe until 6th grade when i reached my breaking point. my family finally realized i needed to seek recovery.…
Anxiety, a word that makes me cringe and over think my thoughts to the top of my head. Trouble breathing, trouble talking, trouble focusing, and trouble thinking. How is it possible that throughout my life, I had no idea what I had till my junior year, on October 2015. As I was on my way back to Washington, DC from New York, I had an immediate anxiety attack. Forgetting how to breathe correctly and fidgeting massively, I remember hearing cries of helps from others and seeing a paper bag being placed over my mouth.…
Currently, during my senior year, I have conquered my anxiety and it has made me a better person as a result of it. My freshman and sophomore years when I had anxiety or panic attack I would not be capable of going to school occasionally for days at a time and would miss school work and important events because of it. Now I am able to resist the anxiety and continue with my life despite the struggles that I am faced with and I am an exceptionally strong person because of it. Some people let their mental illnesses take over their life, but I chose to fight it so I could have a normal life. Though I still grapple with the task of living with an anxiety disorder, I am proud of how far I have come in regards of improving my mental health.…
An aggressive dog doesn’t bite; a scared one does. That fact didn’t compute for my father when I lashed out at him. Nor did it compute when he retaliated with force. Force in the form of a fist. A fist to my upper thigh.…
Fear is a strange thing that has dogged humanity since the beginning of time. In some cases it has kept us alive, in others, it has prevented us from reaching for the stars. Fears a thing that humanity knows well, It has always been a constant companion. For me, the fear becomes a thing that has often something that I know well. I have seen it take the form of anxiety.…
Anxiety is a feeling of worry and uneasiness. Moments of anxiousness are normal, but when anxiety hinders an individual from accomplishing a daily activity, that is when it becomes a disorder. Anxiety disorders can be a serious problem. Anxiety disorders are the most common mental illness in the United States. The reason of anxiety is not always known, and that can exacerbate how a person feels.…
Definition/description: The definition of anxiety is “a feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease, typically about an imminent event or something with an uncertain outcome”. Almost everyone has some form of anxiety, for some people anxiety come when they are getting ready for a big meeting at work or the first day of school or before they get married, this kind of anxiety is normal and healthy to have, it is just nerves and a temporary worry before something happens, this is not the anxiety that I will be talking about. What I am talking about is Anxiety Disorder, anxiety disorder is a disorder that makes people constantly worried, it can be something as small as having to go pick a friend up somewhere or having to drive to work or school or…
Anxiety: The Ever Tightening Spiral Laying in bed, my thoughts racing through my brain. The time is three a.m. and I cannot recall if I greeted a friend in the hallway at school. What if she thinks I am angry with her?…
My experience of stress can be best described as a rollercoaster, steadily climbing and once at the top it can plunge down and back up and to the left and to the right, almost as if the stress is controlling the ride. Stress has changed over the years as well. My early childhood life didn’t include the worry of life, but the concern of self. I grew up as a very shy individual and was constantly scared to talk or speak in many situations. I am not sure how or why I was a shy individual, but it was a big stressor during my early development.…