Let me just be real for a second — when my anxiety hits full throttle, it doesn’t announce itself with flashing lights. It creeps in like an invisible fog, and before I know it, I’m clenching my jaw, my shoulders feel like bricks, and I’m snapping at people I love over nothing. Sound familiar? That’s…
Not long ago, I noticed something strange happening every time I skipped a few glasses of water. I’d get irritable, my heart would race, and out of nowhere, this fog of anxious tension would roll in. At first, I thought I was just having one of those rough days, but the pattern was undeniable: the…
Music has always been my escape. Back in college, when my anxiety was at its peak—especially before exams—I used to put on my headphones, close my eyes, and let instrumental tracks take over. It wasn’t something I consciously chose as therapy back then, but looking back now, it was probably my earliest brush with what…