Tag: Panic Disorder

Anxiety, Mental Health

Cleaning and Anxiety

Liana

Nobody likes cleaning. Wait. That’s not right, because I’ve known people who enjoy cleaning as it provides a sense of accomplishment or something else I can’t comprehend. Not me. I hate cleaning. Especially the big jobs. They give me anxiety. Of course, I procrastinate, the job gets bigger, and my anxiety increases. So I procrastinate some more. And again and again. A circle of procrastination and anxiety that eventually must be tackled. Continue reading on HealthyPlace.com.

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Anxiety, Depression, Mental Health, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)

How Much Sleep Is Too Much Sleep?

Liana

I sleep a lot. I always have. From a certain point of view, I’m lucky that I can sleep, but it’s rarely enough. This was worse when I had young children to look after, plus a house, a spouse, and a full-time job that had me up nights resolving issues. Like so many working people worldwide, my remedy to combat sleepiness and fatigue was to guzzle coffee. But I’m retired now, a young retiree at 57. I had hoped to be full of energy without the burden of full-time work. I thought once I retired and got ample regulated sleep, that the feeling of sleepiness would go away. It hasn’t. Continue reading on HealthyPlace.com.

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Anxiety, Mental Health, Panic Disorder, Trauma

Does Therapy Still Make Sense for Me?

Liana

I’ve written many blogs this past year about my struggles late last summer with weeks of acute panic and anxiety that left me traumatized. I attended weekly therapy and worked hard for almost a year to get to a point where I could finally revisit the place where the worst of the trauma occurred, which I did, successfully. With that said, I’m wondering if therapy still makes sense for me. 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, Trauma

Positive Affirmations and Adaptive Thoughts Resulting From Therapy

Liana

“I am innocent of the illness that befell me. I am strong. I am brave. I am worthy of self-compassion”. These are a few of my positive affirmations, said aloud or in silence, to help (re-)train my brain. When I started therapy to treat trauma-induced anxiety and panic, these words were hollow and represented nothing more than wishful thinking. As my treatment progresses, adaptive thoughts, similar to my affirmations, are integrating themselves into what I believe about myself. Continue reading on HealthyPlace.com.

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Anxiety, Mental Health, Panic Disorder, Trauma

How I Feel After EMDR Therapy

Liana

A little while ago, I wrote about my experience with eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy. I had never heard of EMDR until my therapist, who specializes in trauma therapy, introduced it to me as a way to treat the panic and anxiety I experience associated with a trauma I recently suffered. Now, I’d like to share a video on how I feel immediately following an EMDR therapy session. Continue reading on HealthyPlace.com.

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Anxiety, Mental Health, Panic Disorder, Trauma

My Experience With EMDR Trauma Therapy

Liana

Therapy can be grueling sometimes. Anybody who tells you differently is either lying or trying to soften the blow. Regardless, they’ve done you a disservice, in my opinion. In order to reap the benefits of therapy, a commitment to work hard in partnership with your therapist is required. I’ve engaged in trauma therapy to help with my anxiety. My experience with eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) trauma therapy is hard work that’s paying off. Continue reading on HealthyPlace.com.

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Anxiety, Mental Health, Panic Disorder, Suicide

Weaning Off Antianxiety Medication Then Having to Resume Them

Liana

I’ve been on antianxiety medication since 2001 when I was first diagnosed with anxiety and depression. Out of some odd compulsion or, perhaps, shame from having to take drugs to manage my mental illness, I went off my medications three times since I began. The first two times, it ended badly. The last time, it ended in disaster. Continue reading on HealthyPlace.com.

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Anxiety, Intrusive thoughts, Mental Health, Panic Disorder, Suicide

Anxiety and Having Intrusive Thoughts of Ending it All

Liana

My anxiety is, thankfully, well-managed right now. But six months ago, my anxiety was so bad that I couldn’t escape the intrusive thoughts that taunted me to end it all. Continue reading on HealthyPlace.com.

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