Anxiety & Depression
Articles on anxiety and depression
Plain-spoken reading on worry that will not quiet down, low days that stack up, and the moment you start wondering whether this is more than a hard season. These articles describe common experiences; only a qualified professional can evaluate what is happening for you.
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Is this anxiety or just stress?
How everyday stress differs from anxiety that has settled in, and when it may be worth talking with someone.
What a panic attack feels like, and what helps in the moment
Common panic symptoms, why they feel so physical, and grounding steps that help while one is happening.
When you are functioning fine and still not okay
For women who meet every obligation, appear capable to everyone, and are quietly exhausted by the effort.
Depression that looks like exhaustion
When low mood shows up as tiredness, flatness and having nothing left, rather than crying or obvious sadness.
Overthinking every conversation
Why the mind replays what you said, what that habit is trying to protect, and what loosens it.
When anxiety shows up in your body
Stomach trouble, tight chest, headaches and tension that have no clear medical cause, and what they may be saying.
Do I need counseling, medication, or both?
How the two kinds of help differ, who prescribes what, and how to think about the decision without pressure.
How long does counseling for anxiety usually take?
An honest answer about pacing, what shorter and longer work tends to look like, and who decides when you are done.
Anxiety in college, when the semester gets bigger than you
For female students carrying coursework, jobs, expectations and homesickness at once, and wondering if this is normal.
How to help someone you love who is anxious or depressed
What actually helps when a daughter, friend, spouse or student is struggling, and what tends to backfire.
Anxiety that shows up at night
Why worry gets louder once the house goes quiet, and what actually helps when your mind will not settle.
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