The Overwhelm: Maybe Therapy Would Help?
….a lot of those thoughts are rooted in anxiety and worry…..I need something that kicks me out of my own head- maybe therapy would help?
….a lot of those thoughts are rooted in anxiety and worry…..I need something that kicks me out of my own head- maybe therapy would help?
A poem: Breathe, he said. I do not want to breathe, I want to pull my pants up. ……
It’s scary stuff, and yet so many put their mental health on the line every day to stay longer at the office, finish that project and earn that promotion. Work is often to blame for the worst stresses of modern life, and when you throw social pressure into the mix, it makes for a nasty recipe.
This girl just had an anxiety attack, although you can’t tell by looking at the picture. Isabella has been wired with anxiety since day one. When she was little, I thought it was my fault.
Why would mania be a struggle, it’s the “happy” part of bipolar disorder right? Essentially, yes. Words synonymous to mania are passion and enthusiasm- unfortunately, lunacy and craziness are also synonyms. Deep in the throws of mania, I’m an emotional “yes man”. My inhibitions are lowered and I’m craving socialization, so nothing sounds like a bad idea. I am incapable of checking myself. Mania can create some of the saddest moments of the illness.