I used to think I was just dehydrated. Or maybe I’d skipped lunch. But the spinning feeling didn’t go away. The room would tilt a little, my legs felt unsteady, and for a moment I’d wonder if I was about to pass out. Only, I wasn’t sick. It was anxiety. And for a long time,…
I used to wonder if my constant worrying, racing thoughts, and low-key dread came from something I picked up along the way—or if it had always been there. Growing up, I watched my mom obsessively recheck the stove every night. My older sister would get physically sick before school exams. It wasn’t until I hit…
I didn’t always realize I had anxiety. For the longest time, I just thought I was “overthinking” or being “too sensitive.” Little did I know, those patterns—racing thoughts at night, avoiding social situations, feeling this low-key dread for no reason—were part of something bigger. It’s strange how normalized anxiety becomes until you stop and really…
When I first started feeling like something was off, I brushed it off as “just stress.” But the racing thoughts, restless sleep, and that gnawing sense of dread that seemed to hang around for no real reason—it wasn’t just stress. It took me a while (and a couple of panic attacks) to realize what I…