anxiety – Pass Through Fire

coq:

not knowing how to respond to messages and forgetting about them for so long that it becomes impossible to respond to them without it being weird is the bane of my socially awkward existence

lymefight:

eleri-kay:

please remember that just because you appear calm doesn’t mean you don’t have anxiety

anxiety can manifest itself through perfectionism, obsessive compulsive behaviors, hyper-vigilance, irritability, increased maladaptive coping mechanisms, extreme caution, racing thoughts, insomnia, nightmares, and more. it doesn’t always appear as jittery hyperactivity

anxiety doesn’t always show, and you don’t have to force it to show in order to get help

YES

stardustschild:

Me to my anxiety : can u like calm down these people don’t even think about you
Depression : ever
Me: that’s not what I meant

stolligaseptember:

do you ever tire of how, like, dramatic anxiety is?? it’s like. bitch. bitch. it’s not that serious. we’ll live. it’ll probably be a pain in the ass, but we’ll live. so stop making me feel like i’m actively dying.

just-shower-thoughts:

That feeling when you’re smart enough to know how awkward you are, but not smart enough to know how not to be awkward.

blurrycriticalroleposts:

kaleidoscopegirl:

You know how sometimes you see something at the exact moment you need it most? Thank you so much, @brianwfoster, for reminding me to keep up the fight, no matter how hard it may be.

Reblogging this from my main blog so you guys can see it.

Stay strong, friends.

loneozner:

ik some people don’t understand exactly how much anxiety can irrationally prevent you from doing things, even easy things, or how much it can completely stunt your life… it’s garbage tbh and it’s not the same as being nervous, it’s not something you can necessarily just push through, you can be confident in some ways and terrified of other things for reasons that might not even make sense to you, and telling someone to “get over it” is practically a guarantee you’re making them feel even worse, so… yeah

did-you-kno:

Studies show 41% of people who
have unexplained nausea are
suffering from anxiety, and 24%
are clinically depressed. Source Source 2 Source 3

nerdgasrnz:

mitch-that-bitch:

owivizzle:

God I really wish carrying stuffed animals around with you was socially acceptable

I don’t mean to take over a post, but I actually did a project on this for my sociology of deviance class in college!

I carried a large stuffed rabbit whenever I went in public for about a week to observe the reaction of others. The point of the project was to do something harmless yet unusual to see if the action would be considered deviant, in which case someone had to try to correct or shame the behavior.

Long story short, nobody tried to correct my behavior. I was asked about it casually, had a few lingering stares thrown my way and when I was with my boyfriend, shop employees would direct questions to him instead of me. However, nobody refused to assist me when I was alone in a store, nobody said anything about the rabbit besides “oh, thats a cute bunny!” and I attended college classes without even a teacher questioning it.

In conclusion, it is socially acceptable to carry a stuffed animal, its just not a societal norm. ^^

#for followers with a big anxiety or self hate problem #bring a friend with you (via @kingdom-for-muses)