My Struggles With Anxiety:

Anxiety is one of the mental disorders I feel is over looked for how truly painful and controlling it can be. A lot of people just think "oh you're just nervous you'll be fine," but that's far from true. I’ve struggled with Anxiety since elementary school. My Anxiety was strongest socially or when I had to present at school. My hands would shake uncontrollably, my stomach would be in knots that couldn’t be undone, and I felt like I was gonna pass out or throw up.  Anxiety stopped me from doing a lot when I was growing up. It made me have a very hard time doing things I enjoyed like cheering and dance, but since I was younger and wasn't every good at explaining my feelings I would just lash out or quit. As an adult I still struggle sometimes with even going out or meeting new people because of my Anxiety even with years of therapy. It's also very common for people with Anxiety to suffer from panic attacks. My older sister is one of those people. Panic attacks are a sudden episode of intense or disabling fear. Panic attacks an include crying, hyperventilating, feeling like you're losing control, or even feeling like you're dying. She said her Anxiety was so bad she had trouble getting out of bed some days. In fact she only recently shared how bad her struggles truly were because she was embarrassed of what people would think. Hearing her story added more motivation for me to write this website because I want people who struggle with all different types of mental health disorders to feel like they have a place where hopefully they don't feel alone or the need to be embarrassed. While Anxiety may be hard to cope with sometimes here are some things I recommend that helped me.