It sounds so simple, and I suppose, for some people it is that simple. I am not one of those people. I am, 100%, a people pleaser. I almost said recovering people pleaser, but I’m not really, because if I’m being honest, I still do it all the time. I know people who have absolutelyContinue reading “Let your yes be yes and your no be no”
Category Archives: Personal Experience
I’d rather be fat than anxious
For as long as I can remember I’ve wanted to be thinner than I am. Even when I was “thin” in the technical sense, I wanted to be thinner. The number on the scale matters to me more than it should and it always has. I’ve also always loved food. I find immense joy whenContinue reading “I’d rather be fat than anxious”
Is It Depression?
I have a lot of experience with anxiety. Way too much experience with anxiety. When my anxiety was at its peak, I can remember feeling a deep discouragement down in my soul, and maybe a form of depression but I can’t be totally sure. I want to say that what I was feeling was mostContinue reading “Is It Depression?”
10 Lesser Known Anxiety Symptoms I Experienced
Sometimes I’m amazed at how the mental health landscape has changed in the last 15 years. People are so much more aware of mental health struggles, so much more open about sharing their own experiences, and so much more accepting and empathetic towards those who have struggled. Back when I was in Middle School andContinue reading “10 Lesser Known Anxiety Symptoms I Experienced”
I Remembered
My anxiety had been so severe for so long that when I finally started to feel better it was…strange. I had forgotten what it felt like to feel normal. I had felt poorly for so long. It was something I lived with every day and, yes, I was coping, and actually convincing myself that thisContinue reading “I Remembered”
Guarded Vulnerability
I hear it over and over again. Be vulnerable. Be real. Be authentic. Vulnerability is praised while being guarded and reserved is not. It was my biggest struggle – vulnerability. I didn’t want anyone to know I was suffering from anxiety, and not just anxiety, but a full blown, debilitating, what often felt bizarre, anxietyContinue reading “Guarded Vulnerability”
The Land of the Living
It was the promise I clung to when my anxiety was at its peak and I was at my worst. “Yet I am confident I will see the Lord’s goodness while I am here in the land of the living.” Psalm 27:13 NLT As a Christian I believe one day the world will be rightedContinue reading “The Land of the Living”
A Cage Called Social Anxiety
“I feel a blinding shaft of terror, which I tell myself to ignore, as my brain will often try to send me messages that are untrue and I do not have to listen to them. This is lesson one at St. John’s: your brain is an idiot.” – Sophie Kinsella, Finding Audrey It didn’t makeContinue reading “A Cage Called Social Anxiety”
Smooth Sailing?
After practically a lifelong battle with anxiety, the last several years have been a really lovely hiatus from fear. I think mostly because I finally gave medication a try and although it wasn’t an easy decision nor an easy adjustment (re: side effects), I do think it’s worked wonders on my overall anxiety. I amContinue reading “Smooth Sailing?”
What I’m Struggling With Still
Sometimes I look at my life, almost like an outside observer would, and I am struck with how different it looks from life three years ago. Sure, I’ve had a baby since then, but that’s not the difference I’m referring to, although it definitely has changed things. Three years ago, I was at the sameContinue reading “What I’m Struggling With Still”
The Hope Antidote 