Probably the worst thing I had to deal with was the depression that could come with my fear. There were times when I just couldn’t be bothered to do anything; I felt a listlessness with my circumstances that could lead to all-pervasive apathy. It’s a negative spiral of loneliness, worthlessness, powerlessness, and meaninglessness (what I … Read more
In some ways, I feel I’ve made a mistake in dealing with my social anxiety in the past. I did my best to cope with it on my own. I dismissed both the disease and its effects by not believing I deserved happiness. But one thing I failed to pick up on is how my … Read more
Am I anxious just because I’m made this way, or is it because I learned to be this way? (at least in part). Whilst some of us are predisposed towards anxiety (Sensitive types are like Orchids), I can’t help but feel that, in some way, I learned to be anxious. I feel that for many … Read more
One of the biggest things that helped me with anxiety is learning I’m a Highly Sensitive Person. Before this, I was overwhelmed by noise, activity, my emotions, sensations such as hunger and muscle tension. I thought of myself as an anxious person, a flawed individual with nothing to offer. After learning I have a disposition … Read more
In my own history of anxiety, I’ve unnoticed come at the problem from different directions. One was through logic and reason, another through insight and awareness. Now as an artist it’s imagery and metaphor. It made me reflect on the different ways we relate to and cope with our hopes, fears and worries. In the … Read more
Human beings are works in progress that mistakenly think they’re finished. Dan Gilbert These words of a psychologist point out the fundamental mistakes we make when it comes to who and what we are. Anxiety, depression, low self-esteem: We think these are features that define who we are, and there is nothing we can do … Read more