Not long ago, I found myself staring at my screen, sweating, even though I was just about to speak in a webinar with 30 people—not exactly a TED Talk. My heart pounded, my throat tightened, and my mind kept yelling, “What if you freeze?” Public speaking in person used to be scary enough, but somehow,…
Let me tell you something weird that happened after I got hit with a nasty fever last winter. The fever broke, I started to feel better… but then something strange caught my eye—literally. These little translucent squiggles were drifting around every time I looked at a blank wall or the sky. At first, I thought…
Living in a place where the seasons change dramatically, I’ve noticed a clear pattern: my migraines tend to flare up just as the days grow shorter and the skies dull into shades of gray. At first, I chalked it up to coincidence—maybe just stress or changes in sleep. But after years of tracking symptoms, one…
There was a time when I couldn’t sit still without my mind racing through every possible worst-case scenario. Even simple things like answering emails or walking into a meeting made my chest tighten. Then one day, I tried something that felt borderline ridiculous: a body scan meditation. I thought it would be another trendy trick…
Let me tell you, I never thought something as ordinary as a pad could be messing with my health. I used to think that as long as I picked a “clean” or “fragrance-free” pad, I was doing the right thing. But after dealing with recurring bouts of bacterial vaginosis (BV), I had to dig deeper…
So there I was, mid-zoom call, trying to focus on the presentation when—bam—those little squiggly shadows started drifting across my vision. Again. If you’ve ever juggled a full inbox, back-to-back deadlines, and a throbbing tension headache, you probably know what I mean. It’s that frustrating combo: your head feels like it’s in a vise, and…
If you’ve ever felt like you’re running on fumes emotionally, mentally, and physically—but still can’t slow down—that might not be just everyday stress. It’s something deeper, heavier, and more exhausting. That’s what burnout from chronic anxiety feels like. I’ve been there, and I wouldn’t wish it on anyone. Living in constant alert mode was my…
I never expected to be the kind of person who brought an extra shirt everywhere—but here we are. What started as a little nervousness in job interviews morphed into full-blown episodes of anxiety-induced sweating. Not just a light dampness—I’m talking drenched back, palms slippery like soap, and forehead shining like I’d run a marathon. It…
It hits me sometimes right in the middle of a meeting—tight chest, racing thoughts, an overwhelming sense that I’m not doing enough, not fast enough. If you’ve ever tried to breathe through anxiety while your inbox is pinging like a pinball machine and deadlines are stacking like a Jenga tower, you’re not alone. In high-speed…