If you're anything like me, traveling is a struggle because of your anxiety. A lot of my issues center around being in the car, traveling anywhere far from home, and being stuck in traffic (when I say it out loud, it sounds crazy). When this is the case, how do we ever make a trip … Continue reading Planning A Trip When You Have Anxiety
Panic attacks are no joke. If you experienced them, or experience them regularly, you know the severity of their impact. Me, like you, have panic attacks regularly enough to have learned a thing or too about managing them and trying to prevent them from escalating. A few days ago, I felt compelled to create an … Continue reading How To Manage A Panic Attack (With Infographic)
I vividly remember my first panic attack: it was ten years ago, in January. I was in college going through sorority recruitment and it was my last session before finding out if I was going to be in the sorority I wanted. We were dressed up, sitting in a circle of chairs. Behind me stood … Continue reading Everything About Panic Attacks
Have you ever read a nasty comment online? Who am I kidding, right? Of course we all have. How many of you have ready a nasty comment online about yourself? It hurts doesn't it? It makes you feel lousy. Someone you may not even know sat in the comfort of their own home, looked at … Continue reading How To Handle Online Bullying
pan·ic at·tack : a sudden feeling of acute and disabling anxiety. I've been having regular panic attacks for several years now, and every time I have one...it never gets easier. I always feel helpless, stuck, and like I'm going to die. I had one once in college - in a room full of sorority girls - … Continue reading How I Hid My Panic Attack from My Daughter
Hey everyone! I’m Jessa, author of Lifestyle of an Anxious Mom. If you don’t know me, you wouldn’t know that I have sometimes debilitating anxiety that cripples me from leaving my house (or leaving wherever I’m at when a panic sets in). If you don’t know me, I seem relatively calm, friendly, and at … Continue reading How to Comfort Your Friend with Anxiety
Hi, I'm an anxious mom. You're probably here because you feel like you're the only mom that struggles with feelings of anxiety every day. I'm here to tell you that you're not. Anxiety tells us that we're all alone. It tells us that we might as well not even bother trying to help ourselves because … Continue reading A Letter To The Anxious Mom
This is the time of year many of us are setting goals for ourselves in an effort to make this new year be better than our last. Resolutions ranging from eating healthier, working out more, or spending time with our family. It makes sense - new year, new us. How many of you are determining … Continue reading The First Step to Overcoming Anxiety
It's been one of those weeks - a week that would put my college days' caffeine consumption to shame. Getting through each day with the help of one pop and fizz after another. It's been an exhausting season. Running across town to retrieve last minutes presents, convincing myself to get out of bed despite the … Continue reading I’m enough for them, & so are you.
In case you missed it, I had an eventful last weekend! My little brother is now a married man, and the wedding was a great success! But, before the wedding? I was a little bit of a mess. Despite my strongest efforts, I am a worrier. I've been battling this my entire adult life, and … Continue reading Because of Him, We Don’t Need to Worry.
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