Category: anxiety
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Mental Struggles : Blessing or Curse?
I’m not sure if I’ve mentioned this on my blog before, but I volunteer for a crisis line. I essentially listen to and support people who are having a difficult time, whatever that may mean for them. Over the past ten months, I have had the honor of hearing the stories of people from all…
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Coping with Anxiety – What Works for Me
Hello lovely readers – wooh! 3 posts in two days! I must be on a roll. Truthfully, I am making this blog a higher priority in my life. There is no time to wait to pursue our passions- only here and now! There is so much I want to share, and I know it’s up…
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I was on TV once
Sometimes you have those moments that are just so cool that you are just like Universe, thank you for all that has happened, the good and the bad, in my life up to this point. Because everything that has happened has lead me here. Well, I was on tv this morning! For 30 short awesome…
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Being Selfish vs. Setting Boundaries
The other weekend I had to bail out of a friend’s birthday party. Okay, to be fair, I didn’t bail. I actually did not confirm that I would go, but promised to let her know the day of. And that day, I told her I couldn’t make it. A lot of people from the outside…
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Advocate for Yourself
Being an anxious person with any kind of actual physical health issue comes with it’s own special set of challenges. It could perhaps mean you are going to engage in circular cause and effect arguments with yourself trying to figure out your symptoms. It could mean googling your symptoms until you convince yourself you are…
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The Monster
We all have a dark side. To deny that is to deny our very existence. Most of us are very well-rounded beings. That means that each and every one of us represents both sides of the coin; the good and the bad, the light and the dark, the right and the left. I do believe…
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“I Have Anxiety Too”
Yesterday, a man and I began talking about protein. He told me : “I can’t take that powder because it triggers my anxiety”, and was quick to apologize with, “sorry, is that too much information?” I could have said no and brushed it off. But I was intrigued. Intrigued because I know exactly what it’s…
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A magnesium deficiency may be the answer to your most mysterious health problems!
I love learning about how different vitamins and minerals effect the body. Our bodies are much more complicated than we often realize. They are meticulously organized and complex systems that require certain parts and processes to be in place in order to function properly. It is easy to take it for granted! Magnesium is one…
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How to keep going when you kinda sorta want to die.
If you’ve ever struggled with mental illness, you know what I’m talking about. I’m talking about the painful reality of the incredible indifference some experience about their own untimely death. Could step out into traffic, could not. Not caring is the worst. There is nothing quite like experiencing apathy over your own life or death.…
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Slow and Mindful.
As families will do, mine has often teased me. You know, in that loving sort of way that only families can do. It takes me forever to get out the door. I mean, give me a ten minute warning because I have some very serious last minute things to do and it’s going to also…
Standing Strong Wellness 