Tag: fight-or-flight

Anxiety, Mental Health, Panic Disorder

Managing My Anxiety When Medical Tests Are Pending

Liana

I am a relatively healthy person, apart from having anxiety and the physical symptoms associated with it. I’m lucky. Like a lot of people, I take my physical health for granted. Sure, I try to eat right and exercise almost daily, but on the whole, I go about my days assuming my health will continue to serve me as it has. Very recently, however, I heard from my doctor that I need a special test where cancer is suspected. Managing my anxiety while waiting for my upcoming appointment has become my latest challenge. Continue reading on HealthyPlace.com.

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Anxiety, Mental Health, Panic Disorder, Trauma

How Having a Hobby Helps My Anxiety

Liana

I never really had a hobby, per se. I married young and had three kids. That, plus a full-time job, left little time for me, let alone hobbies. I write—this blog, for instance—and read, but I don’t consider either of these hobbies. As a creative outlet, and with the hope that I could channel my thoughts and energy into something that wasn’t all about my trauma and residual anxieties, I decided to try pottery. Happily, this hobby helps my anxiety. Continue reading on HealthyPlace.com.

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Anxiety, Mental Health, Panic Disorder, Trauma

Understanding My Guilt and Shame Is Helping Me Heal

Liana

Late last summer, I went through weeks of acute panic and anxiety. I was very sick, and the mental and physical symptoms I endured were traumatic. I am in treatment to address those traumas, including the guilt and shame I felt from being sick and the residuals I feel to this day. Continue reading on HealthyPlace.com.

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Anxiety, Mental Health, Panic Disorder

How I Coped With an Unexpected Anxiety Trigger

Liana

I recently experienced an unexpected anxiety trigger while watching a movie. This had never happened to me before. Granted, the movie was about the impending doom of planet Earth, but it was a “dramedy”: a movie combining elements of drama and comedy. Continue reading on HealthyPlace.com.

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