After meeting with a health care provider and determining that you struggle with an anxiety disorder, you may be encouraged to start taking medication to manage your mental illness. Depending on the severity and persistence of anxious symptoms, a person may be prescribed short-term or long-term medication, which is just as natural as putting a cast on a broken leg or taking … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2019
Anxiety Hacks While Bored – YouTube Scavenger Hunt
Feeling like you need to escape and try something new to ease your anxiety? You've probably already heard that Mindfulness has been demonstrated to reduce anxiety and stress time and again. But how does one put it into practice? A daily meditation practice may be challenging to startup and continue to do on a consistent basis, so taking it one step at a time with no … [Read more...]
4 Majorly Impactful Things I Saw at the Pride Parade
I grew up in a very conservative household. I fought with my parents about whether or not I should be allowed to listen to the Spice Girls (I lost, and I still feel a void where the lyrics of “Wannabe” should be), whether or not I should be allowed to read Harry Potter (I lost that fight, too, but read them in secret), and, among other things, whether I should be allowed to go … [Read more...]