Tag Archives: anxiety disorder
The Real Faces of Mental Illness: She and PTSD
The Real Faces of Mental Illness is a monthly interview series from real people sharing their personal stories and experiences. I want to show people what it’s really like to have a mental illness and not hide behind medical terms and symptoms. I want to share what it’s like to live with these diseases, on […]
Do You Experience Increased Anxiety The Week Before Your Period?
If you have an anxiety disorder, any other mental illness (or are a woman), do you experience increased anxiety the week before you get your period? I know I do! So that means you are not alone and I went on a search to see what kinds of information I could find about this. For […]
Anxiety Disorder Response vs Normal Emotional Response
All the time, every week I see how much progress I am making. And it’s awesome. Lately, I’ve been trying to pay attnetion to my emotions and learn what is ‘normal’. I’ve been struggling with my depression and anxiety for such a long time, I don’t really know what a person with a normal baseline […]