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Video: Why Do I Blog About (My Own) Mental Health? #mhblogday
As part of the American Psychological Association’s Mental Health Month Blog Party, I’ve decided to create my first video blog post. Now, let me qualify the word “first”: for the past few months, I...
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Where Did My Anxiety Go? I Can’t Find It Anywhere!
On Sunday, I took a 17-mile drive through the mountains into unknown territory. Why? Because. Because I had a car, a full tank of gas…and no anxiety. That’s right: virtually no anxiety. If you’re a...
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10 Rules for Coping With Panic: Rule #8, or How to Remember the Good Parts
(Note: this post is part of a series about navigating my way through the 10 Rules for Coping with Panic, which is a nifty little list I keep in my wallet. To read the introduction to this series, check...
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My Mind is Blank and So Is This Blog Post
Okay, I fibbed a little bit. The blog post isn’t technically blank. There are words and sentences and stuff, but that’s about it. It’s hard to fill anything with great meaning when you’re placidly...
View ArticleMy TEDx Talk: Anxiety — Hibernate, Adapt, or Migrate?
Awhile back, I wrote about how nervous I was to speak at my local TEDx event in Williamsport, PA. I was pretty scared. Would I get lightheaded? Would I pass out? What if I couldn’t remember anything I...
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Anxiety’s Complex Root System: From Green Shoot To Buried Root
Every spring, I start refilling the bird feeder on my back deck with seeds. As the birds (and, ugh, squirrels) flit around during their meal, they accidentally scatter seeds everywhere. They fall down...
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Win Wednesday: Share Your Anxiety-Related “Wins”!
We all know how difficult anxiety disorders are. We all know how easy it is to focus on the negatives: the endless setbacks, the embarrassment, and the ever-present triggers. It’s exhausting, isn’t it?...
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How Perfectionism Can Ruin Your Recovery
Once, when I was in elementary school, I got a 97% on a test. Pretty good, right? I took it home to show my mom. This was fridge material. “Wow,” she said, “not bad…” Pause. “…but you probably could’ve...
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How I Completely Forgot About World Mental Health Day (Amongst Many Other...
This past Thursday was World Mental Health Day. My fellow PsychCentral bloggers were “blog party”-ing it up here. I’d originally planned to participate, of course. Just like I did last year. And the...
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Enter To Win A Free Copy Of ‘ADHD According to Zoë’
Yesterday, I blabbed on and on about my penchant for forgetting important appointments, feeling too distracted to do my work, and losing important stuff around the house (like my keys). I don’t have an...
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