By Kimberly Zapata If you struggle with anxiety you know just how tough it can be to manage your symptoms. One minute you are fine — you are talking, laughing, and just being yourself — and the next you are terrified. You are horrified. You are paralyzed. Your mind is racing. Your breath is heavy, and your both your … Continue reading 9 Ways To Stop An Anxiety Attack
Category: Anxiety
Living With Anxiety: The Monster I Cannot See
By Kimberly Zapata Lately I have been anxious: unbearably anxious. Maybe it is all of the impending changes in my life. Maybe it is the current state of our nation, the insecurity I now feel in the country I call home. Or maybe it is just my damn anxiety disorder, but whatever it is I … Continue reading Living With Anxiety: The Monster I Cannot See
This Is What A Panic Attack Feels Like
By Kimberly Zapata I am walking through the park when it hits me: a wave of warmth. A wash of terror. A flood of agitation, apprehension, discomfort, and unease. Of course, I try to ignore it. I am with my daughter — my four-year-old baby girl — and, as such, I do not have time to sit … Continue reading This Is What A Panic Attack Feels Like
Today, Anxiety Won
By Kristen Hewitt of KristenHewitt.me Today anxiety told me I couldn’t leave my kids to go on vacation with my husband because the plane might crash. Today anxiety brought me to my knees in tears that wouldn’t stop for hours. Today anxiety had me hiding in my room, afraid for my kids to see me … Continue reading Today, Anxiety Won
Greater Than: Illness 