It was 2 am in the bedroom of my aunt's cabin a few hours north of the city where I grew up. With my heart pounding and my hands shaking, I turned to my mother and said, "I think I need to see a therapist, I cannot keep living like this." I was 12 years old at the time. This realization came to me while in the midst of another frightening panic attack. At the time I did not … [Read more...]
Acceptance
Accepting that you may have or even do have a mental illness is, in my opinion, one of the hardest things about the illness itself. On the outside, I come across as this girl that has everything together. To my friends, I’m this goofy, funny (or at least I think I am), super outgoing, and happy girl. To my parents, I am involved in everything, smart, have a lot of friends, … [Read more...]
AiT joins Dr. Shari Manning, an Expert in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy for Teens
Anxiety In Teens joins Dr. Shari Manning, an expert in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) and founder of Treatment Implementation Collaborative. Here, she shares more about exactly what DBT is and how dialectic behavioral therapy for teens could be helpful. AIT: What exactly is DBT? How is it different from other therapies such as CBT? What is the goal? SM: DBT … [Read more...]
How to Overcome Anxiety: Stories of Hope and Help
We all have a story. And yours is a special, important one that matters. Below are the courageous stories from our readers which show, from their experiences, how to overcome anxiety and depression. The submissions are from teens, college students, parents, family members and more. They are completely unedited. To submit your own story, Just Fill It Out Here Right … [Read more...]
How to Overcome Test Anxiety with @TomFrankly
So, you've got a big exam coming up and you want to know how to overcome test anxiety. YouTube vlogger and author Tom Frank of College Info Geek shares some potent advice on how to reduce some of the stress and panic that comes just before an exam in this video: He focuses in on three key areas that cause a lot of stress for college students: Fear of The Unknown Fear … [Read more...]
Top Picks for #MentalHealthAwareness Month #MHM2015
If you haven't already heard by now, May is Mental Health Awareness Month! We think mental health month should be EVERY month, but I digress... Here are some of our top choices for organizations who led stellar campaigns this month to draw lots of attention towards understanding mental health disorders and their impact in our … [Read more...]
Mention It To Morgs: Telling Your Parents
Hi, everyone! Anxiety in Teens is starting a new section, every Monday, called Mention it to Morgs. Mention it to Morgs will be a question and answer section, where I will post the questions that I receive via email each week and answer them to my best ability! In case you are wondering who you’re writing these questions to, my name is Morgan (but everyone calls me Morgs), and … [Read more...]
ANXIETY Definition
(n) -- 1. The feeling where you stay up at night, stare at your ceiling, ask yourself an infinite number of questions, then sit there and debate on whether or not you actually want to know the answer. (Click to Tweet this) 2. The feeling where you wonder who truly cares about you and who is just using you; who is there for you and who is so desperately waiting for you to fail. … [Read more...]
Test Your Boundaries with Exposure Therapy
It’s true that everyone has something they are afraid of or might cause them some stress. But for individuals with anxiety disorders or phobias that fear can become paralyzing. Phobias are strong and irrational fears of object ts and situations that realistically pose little to no danger. Some common phobias include fear of snakes, fear of heights, and fear of social … [Read more...]
Anxious In Uganda
Growing up is part of life. It is a process that comes with challenges that you learn from, some of which you enjoy and others that you hate. When I was 12 years old I went to boarding school little did I know that it would be the roughest time in my life. On March 2002 I realized that something was not right, my family escorted me to school I felt so scared, I kept on crying … [Read more...]
Royce White: Anxiety Disorder Scared Off Everyone Except for Kevin McHale
"Last June, we spent 24 hours with Iowa State forward Royce White before the NBA draft. To us, Royce was the most intriguing story in the draft, with an extraordinary combination of skills and size. He's also incredibly open about his generalized anxiety disorder, which he deals with on a daily basis." … [Read more...]
Yoga for Anxiety and Panic Attacks
Yoga Journal, Dr. Timothy McCall, May 7, 2012 Many of the principles discussed in my last column,Yoga for Stress and Burnout, are applicable to anxiety and panic attacks, as those are in many ways exaggerated forms of stress. Both conditions are marked by a rajasic (agitated) state of mind and by what is known in Ayurveda as vata derangement. And both respond to various yogic … [Read more...]
FIVE FRIGHTENING FACTORS of Anxiety…
In Chris Sherwood’s Article “Situations That Cause Anxiety” he outlines five most common situations that cause anxiety in people today. I believe we can each relate to one if not all of these “Five Frightening Factors” of anxiety and say we have felt some sort of degree of anxiety while in these various situations. WHAT ARE THESE “FIVE FRIGHTENING FACTORS” OF ANXIETY? … [Read more...]
Finding Yourself- Yoga, Tea and Everything in Between
Finals, Work, Friends, School, Family, Relationships. Balancing it all may include side effects of: nervousness, tension, irritability, insomnia, dizziness, sweating, difficulty concentrating, aggravation, panic attacks... and the list goes on. This is my last year of college but somehow it just happens to be the most difficult. The work load had become intense; I’ve even … [Read more...]