Join us as Anxiety In Teens sits down with one of our AiT Contributors for a special Q&A section following her PANDAS and OCD testimony. This is a continuation from "Part 1: Finding Sunshine In A #PANDAS Storm: My Story of Triumph Over OCD Terror." AiT: How did you find out that PANDAS was the correct diagnosis? KR: My mother was discussing my symptoms with a close … [Read more...]
School Anxiety: 5 Quick and Simple Ways to De-Stress as the School Year Begins
Whether you’re in middle, high school or college, you’ve most likely reached the end of your summer and are beginning to get back into the swing of classes, homework, and school in general. And for a lot of students, when school starts, so does the stress that comes along with it. While school is important, it’s equally important to keep yourself mentally healthy, so if you’re … [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...]