Some days, anxiety wraps around your chest like a vice grip, and your thoughts race faster than your breath can catch up. That’s where I first stumbled into art therapy—not as a planned treatment, but as a desperate way to get the chaos out of my head and onto paper. I had no clue how…
I used to think I was just “overreacting.” You know that feeling — when a totally irrational fear sneaks into your day and suddenly takes over everything? Mine hit hardest during early mornings, before meetings or even walking into a crowded cafe. It felt silly at first… until I realized it was shaping my entire…
Not long ago, I found myself staring at my phone in the middle of a panic spiral, knowing I had all the information in the world at my fingertips, but none of the *right* tools to actually help me feel grounded. That’s when I started digging deeper into mobile apps for anxiety—and wow, it’s a…
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…
I’ll be honest—when someone first suggested hypnosis to help with my anxiety, I raised an eyebrow. I had this image in my head of swinging pocket watches, people clucking like chickens, and stage performers making folks forget their names. Sound familiar? But the more I dug into it, the more I realized I had hypnosis…
If you’ve ever felt like your heart is racing just looking at your to-do list, you’re not alone. I used to live on that edge too—constantly trying to catch up with time, never feeling in control of it. The weird part? I wasn’t lazy. I was doing too much, too fast, with zero system. Turns…
When I first heard the term “mental health screening tools,” I honestly didn’t think it applied to me. I wasn’t in therapy. I wasn’t on medication. I was just… stressed. Or so I thought. Like so many people, I didn’t realize that what I was brushing off as “just stress” had already started to chip…
I remember sitting in the therapist’s office, fidgeting with the hem of my sleeve, unsure of what I was even supposed to say. My anxiety was so intense that even admitting I needed help felt like a failure. I’d tried mindfulness apps, breathing exercises, and enough chamomile tea to hydrate a small country—but nothing stuck….
Not long ago, I found myself scrolling through online quizzes, trying to make sense of the growing unease I couldn’t shake. It wasn’t just nerves before a big event—it was this constant, buzzing sense of dread. That’s when I first stumbled on the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI). I didn’t expect much at first, but it…