Ever stared at your screen too long and noticed those weird little specks or squiggles drifting across your vision? Yeah, same here. As someone who spends most of the day toggling between a laptop and a phone screen, I started noticing these annoying floaters a couple of years ago. At first, I brushed them off….
Back pain from a muscle strain is one of those annoying things that sneaks up on you when you least expect it. For me, it was lifting an oddly shaped box while rushing through a move. I felt that immediate twinge in my lower back and thought, “This will pass.” Spoiler alert—it didn’t. What followed…
Back in college, I remember walking into the exam hall with my heart pounding so loud it drowned out every rational thought in my head. I had studied, sure—but the fear of forgetting everything, messing up, or worse, going completely blank was overwhelming. That’s what test anxiety does. It creeps in quietly and builds up…
It’s wild how something as exciting as planning a trip can flip on you. One moment, you’re all pumped thinking about beaches, mountain hikes, or just chilling in a new city—and the next? Your heart races, your mind won’t shut up, and the idea of stepping on that plane makes you feel like bolting the…
Spondylolisthesis is one of those conditions I didn’t even know existed—until it was suddenly part of my life. It started with an odd ache in my lower back after long walks. I shrugged it off as overexertion or poor posture. But as weeks passed, that ache turned into a nagging pain radiating into my thighs…
Scrolling through perfectly curated feeds, watching people nail public speeches, or reading viral tweets with thousands of likes—social media can be inspiring… until it’s not. I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve felt my chest tighten after doomscrolling late at night or comparing my messy real life to someone’s digital highlight reel. If…
When I first heard the term spinal stenosis, it sounded like some rare condition only a handful of people deal with. Turns out, I was wrong — really wrong. A few years back, I started having this weird mix of numbness and sharp pain running down my lower back into my legs. I thought it…
Back when I started college, I thought my biggest hurdle would be picking the right major. Turns out, it was managing my own mental health — something no syllabus ever mentioned. I didn’t even realize what I was dealing with until I started skipping meals, overthinking every decision, and spending more time in the library…
If you’ve ever laid in bed with your mind racing at full speed, heart thumping, and that tight chest feeling that just won’t let up, then you know anxiety isn’t just “in your head.” It’s real. And when I first tried sound bath therapy to manage my own spiraling thoughts, I wasn’t expecting much. I…