Category: mental_health
-
When Your Family Thinks Your Anxiety is “Demonic”: Navigating Religious Stigma and Mental Health
When Your Family Thinks Your Anxiety is “Demonic”: Navigating Religious Stigma and Mental Health The invisible monster is real. You feel its claws in your chest, its whispers in your mind, the constant hum of dread it leaves in your wake. You try to describe it—the spiraling thoughts, the panic on the overpass, the dread…
-
“It Won’t Stop”: A Guide to Surviving Days-Long Anxiety Attacks
“It Won’t Stop”: A Guide to Surviving Days-Long Anxiety Attacks You’ve tried the breathing exercises. You’ve confided in a friend. You’ve attempted to “think positive.” Yet, the feeling persists—a relentless, humming dread that refuses to lift. It’s not a sharp, 20-minute panic attack that peaks and fades. It’s a constant, exhausting state of being, where…
-
Is It Too Late? Combating the “I’m Too Old to Start Over” Narrative
Is It Too Late? Combating the “I’m Too Old to Start Over” Narrative It’s a quiet, persistent whisper in the back of your mind, growing louder on Sunday nights or when you scroll through a social media feed. It’s too late. You’re too old. You missed your chance. Maybe it sounds like, “I’m 37 and…
-
When Life Feels Stuck: Navigating Grief for a Past That’s Gone and a Future That Feels Frozen
When Life Feels Stuck: Navigating Grief for a Past That’s Gone and a Future That Feels Frozen Do you ever catch yourself scrolling through old photos, not with a smile, but with a deep, aching sense of loss? Do you feel a profound nostalgia for a time that felt simpler, more hopeful, or more you,…
-
When Life Feels Stuck: Navigating Paralysis, Nostalgia, and Unhelpful Advice
When Life Feels Stuck: Navigating Paralysis, Nostalgia, and Unhelpful Advice Have you ever felt like you’re watching life happen from behind a thick pane of glass? You can see a world moving forward—jobs, relationships, plans—but you feel frozen, unable to step into it. Maybe you’re a young adult living at home, spending days in your…
-
Building a Future You Don’t Fear: Moving From Post-2020 Melancholy to Purpose
Building a Future You Don’t Fear: Moving From Post-2020 Melancholy to Purpose Do you ever find yourself scrolling, staring into the middle distance, and feeling a deep, hollow ache for a time that’s gone? You’re not alone. Comments like, “I cannot stop obsessing about it and getting kind of depressed every day realizing that it’ll…
-
Stuck in the Past: How to Cope When Nostalgia Becomes Painful
Stuck in the Past: How to Cope When Nostalgia Becomes Painful If you’ve found yourself scrolling through old photos, aching for a time when life felt lighter, or thinking, “Life after 2020 just feels so horrible, is that just me?” — please know you are not alone. This article is for you. For the person…
-
Stuck in the Past: How to Cope When Nostalgia Becomes Painful
Stuck in the Past: How to Cope When Nostalgia Becomes Painful If you’ve found yourself scrolling through old photos, aching for a time when life felt lighter, or thinking, “Life after 2020 just feels so horrible, is that just me?” — please know you are not alone. This article is for you. For the person…
-
When Your Adult Child Shuts Down: Navigating “Failure to Launch” with Compassion
When Your Adult Child Shuts Down: Navigating “Failure to Launch” with Compassion The silence from the other side of the bedroom door is deafening. You see the empty coffee mug left on the counter, the only sign of life from your adult child in hours. You feel a confusing mix of worry, frustration, and profound…
-
When Your Adult Child Shuts Down: Navigating “Failure to Launch” with Compassion
When Your Adult Child Shuts Down: Navigating “Failure to Launch” with Compassion The silence from the other side of the bedroom door is deafening. You see the empty coffee mug left on the counter, the only sign of life from your adult child in hours. You feel a confusing mix of worry, frustration, and profound…