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5 Tips to Survive an Unexpected Anxiety Attack

1. Sour Candy Did you know that sour candy can help you during the onset of an anxiety or panic attack? When you begin to go into a fight-or-flight mode, your body focuses on the perceived attack in front of...

The Invisible Truth of Life With Anxiety

We all get a bit of anxiety. We all feel a bit anxious at times. Thanks to this generation's efforts to reduce the stigma of mental health, it is a conversation we hear often. But do we talk too lightly...

3 Steps to Cope with High Functioning Anxiety

Outwardly, you may appear calm, cool, and collected. You go about your day as normal, driving to work, buying groceries. Deep inside your mind, a storm rages, as your anxiety maneuvers into every corner of your life. Constant worry sits...

How to Overcome Night Anxiety

My anxiety likes to make a grand appearance after 9 p.m. Throughout the day, I am too overwhelmed with school and work to consider many of my anxious thoughts. By negating my feelings for hours on end, I create the...

How I was Empowered by my Anxiety (And you can be too!)

When I was first diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), I remember immediately feeling like it was the end of the world. I didn’t want to be associated with a mental illness because I didn’t want to feel like there...