#Anxiety Disorder

[second-stixs]

Uh, of course I have straight As!

-Agender

-Aromantic

-Asexual

-Autistic

-Anxious

-Asthmatic

#Agender #aromantic #asexual #aroace #actually autistic #anxiety disorder #asthma

[otterwithafancytophat]

i love you

#sfw age regression #therian #therianthropy #age regression #agere blog #alterhuman #otherkin #otter therian #sfw agere #i care #anxiety disorder #age re safe space #age regression blog #age regression caregiver #age regression community #age regression sfw #age regressive #age regressor #agere #agere aesthetic #agere boy #agere caregiver #agere community #agere board #agere outfit #agere positivity #agere post #agere sfw #agereboy #agereg

[incognitopolls]

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#polls #incognito polls #anonymous #tumblr polls #tumblr users #questions #submitted nov 19 #polls about brains #anxiety #anxiety disorder #mental illness #mental health

[fairiencarnate]

Living with avoidant behaviours means that for you to see me and be able to judge me, good or bad, inherently it means I am trying. Maybe not by yours, but by my standards I am succeeding too.

I don't think people understand how earth shatteringly terrifying it is to look for new jobs or meet new people with a panic disorder or social phobia. It puts me in a mindset where I have to actively remind myself that ending my life to escape the perceived danger is counterproductive, I am that out of my mind with panic. I know it doesn't make sense but knowing that doesn't stop the visceral fear from being so real. I wish people knew I don't want to be this way and I am actively fighting against it at all times even when it looks to others like I'm hiding away. The fact that I am still here, the fact that I answer messages sometimes and visit my family, the fact that I apply for jobs and leave the house to run errands at all is testament to how hard I'm trying.

If I stopped trying and gave in to my default state I would be shrivelled and pasty, dehydrated and sick from being too numb to feed myself, curled half-conscious and unshowered in grimy bed sheets, covered in nervous-picking sores, popping pills or drinking myself into slumber. I would not speak to a soul, not even immediate family. I wouldn't post at all. You would not know I exist.

For you to see me and be able to judge me, inherently means I am trying. Because I'm here and I'm not just awake. I'm the scariest thing I can be - perceivable.

#personal #avpd #actually avpd #actually avoidant #avoidant personality disorder #chronic anxiety #anxiety disorder #social anxiety disorder #social phobia #agoraphobia

[thediamondarcher]

neurotypicals: "i'm so OCD, i like to have everything clean and organized" "my mood changes so quickly, I'm so bipolar" "I can't concentrate, i have ADHD for sure" "yeah I'm very anxious too, i hate waiting" "I have a favorite person too, i have bpd for sure" "everyone is a little autistic"

SHUT UUUUUUUP.

#neurodivergent #ocd #bipolar disorder #adhd #anxiety disorder #bpd #autism #seriously SHUT UP #neurodiversity

[bpdcrybaby213]

I feel like I was just thrown into life with absolutely no skills, no survivalism, very little functioning, little will to live and then expected to live a full functional life and be productive and healthy.

#bpd life #autistic adult #severe mental illness #actually agoraphobic #agoraphobia #anxiety disorder #executive dysfunction

[irbcallmefynn]

I'm kinda curious on this so lemme do something

Please reblog this if seeing posts that say things like "You HAVE to do this" or "You are REQUIRED to do this thing" or "If you don't do this thing you are BAD" makes you upset or uncomfortable, or even if you're just tired of seeing them.

I see posts that say stuff like this a lot and it irritates me every time. It used to make me feel shitty and miserable and guilty, but I've complained about it enough to where it just makes me mad seeing it so often.

This is a site full of people with anxiety disorders. Stop saying things that will cause issues for people with anxiety disorders. For Fucks Sake.

Let this post serve as a little card for your blog to let people know you don't approve of or accept this kind of talk.

#i do kinda see the irony in this yes. #telling people to reblog if people telling you to reblog makes you upset. #you don't have to reblog if you don't want to. i get it. #honestly you can just like it if you want. or just think “finally someone's said it!”. or just scroll past and say nothing. it's all fine #anxiety #anxiety issues #anxiety disorder

[lousydrawingsforgoodpeople]

#this is probably bc I am a mess #& would benefit from a handler #anxiety disorder #doodles #bad art #lousy drawings #doodle #neurodivergent #help

[mossygrove333]

IN HONOR OF MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH

it is NOT weird to go to therapy

you should NOT feel ASHAMED or EMBARRASSED for seeking medical help for mental problems

your FEELINGS and HEALTH is important and VALID

taking MEDS is A-OKAY and NOTHING to be ashamed of

being depressed does NOT mean you are LAZY

anxiety is REAL and VALID

bpd and bipolar are NOT the same but both are valid\

seeking HELP for SELF HARM is IMPORTANT

struggling with hyper sexuality because of abuse DOES NOT make you DIRTY

your trauma is VALID and NOT your fault

an eating disorder is NOT vain or for attention

ocd is NOT a trend

substance abuse IS hard and we NEED to help those with it

schizophrenia DOES NOT mean someone is crazy or dangerous

dissociation is trauma response and NOT quirky

IT IS IMPULSIVE THOUGHTS NOT INTRUSIVE ONES

THANK YOU, DRINK WATER, TAKE UR MEDS, AND I LOVE YOU GOOD MORNING, GOOD AFTERNOON, AND GOODNIGHT

#mental health #mental illness #schizophrenia #anxitey #anxiety disorder #intrusive thoughts #social anxiety #actually ocd #eating disoder recovery #rapevictim #trauma #trauma recovery #therapy

[the-maddened-hatter]

Honestly Monk was SUCH a good show for me to see as a young teen I'm ngl. Like yeah, it's not an overly accurate representation of OCD and I'm sure there's things that probably didn't age very well, but OH MY GOD can you even comprehend how amazing it was to get to see a canonically disabled, ND, and, more specifically, PROFOUNDLY ANXIOUS badass main character when you're a freshly diagnosed autistic & anxious young 12-13 year old with the only real advice from a crappy psychiatrist being to "learn to step out of your comfort zone or consider beginning prescription medications."

To get to see "do it scared" depicted in cinematic action in both heroic and relatively mundane contexts. A touch-averse, routine adhering, socially awkward, sensory issue having character as a SMART AND COURAGEOUS PROTAGONIST!

Hell, it was pretty amazing (for me at least) to see a character use those disinfectant handwipes every episode! I have severe food allergies and I have to carry a pack or canister with me for when I need to eat in town or when I've had to go into a grocery store and now that there's a pandemic and food allergies are rather more of an understood issue it's not all that weird a thing to have, but at the time it was definitely yet another step apart from peers and by god was it awesome to see a (again, smart and awesome) character use them too, even if it wasn't for quite the same reasons.

There's things that took longer to germinate too (and tbh still are).

That you don't owe people being "normal and easy". Yes, you have to be cognizant of their needs, boundaries, and how your behavior affects them, but it's still okay to need help and to do things in odd ways and have unusual needs.

That sometimes you're going to fail, do things badly, not be able to be as reasonable as you logically know you should. That logic can't always beat fear even when it should, and that it doesn't make YOU a failure, it means you have to try again another time or try differently.

And that sometimes people aren't as good for you as they seem, no matter how much history you have, and it hurts, it truly does, but sometimes it leads you to connect, by pure chance, with a compassionate stranger, and time will make the disparities between them clearer to the point that when you look back you don't know how you ever thought they were your ally just because they put up with your problems

#monk #adrian monk #monk tv #tony shalhoub #nerodivergent #autism #anxiety disorder

[desultory-suggestions]

You’re not in trouble. I know you may feel very deeply that you must be, that you have committed a secret wrong you need to fix. It’s very hard to deal with these feelings in our body, but you’re not in trouble. Take a moment to breathe and remind yourself that you are safe. Look at those around you and remember they are not secretly upset with you. It will all be okay.

#mental health #suggestions #anxiety #depression #mental illness #rsd #adhd rsd #anxiety disorder #gad #generalized anxiety disorder

[deltanerd24601]

Y’all we need to normalize stimming by making weird noises. Like, lemme go “bloop” and “blep” to stim. Especially in public places. Alongside my ADHD, I have GAD (Generalized Anxiety Disorder) which makes me very paranoid when I’m being stared at, but people stare at me all the time for shushing people and stimming. Normalize weird stimming noises.

#neurodivergent #neurodiversity #neurodiverse stuff #stimming #stims #anxiety disorder #generalized anxiety disorder #neurodivergence #adhd #actually adhd #nuerodivergent

[kiindr]

reminder that you're not "OCD" if you just like things organized and in their place.

OCD is a complex mental health condition characterized by obsessive thoughts that give rise to intense anxiety and compensatory compulsive behaviors to help soothe this anxiety.

it can completely take over someone's life and make it extremely difficult for them to get through each day.

please do not casually misuse this term.

if you're skeptical that you might have it, please go to a professional to get proper assessments and diagnoses.

#mental health #mental health awareness #mental health support #mental health reminders #coping #kindness #ocd #positivity #reminders #therapy #wellness #anxiety #depression #disorders #psychosis #anxiety disorder #gad #panic #panic attack

[magnetothemagnificent]

If you come from a culture that believes in the Evil Eye and struggle with your mental health, here are a few gentle reminders:

-It's okay to talk about your anxieties, especially with a mental health professional. I know you may be scared of tempting the Evil Eye, but your anxieties will consume you if you don't talk about them.

-It's okay to think envious thoughts about other people. Your thoughts won't hurt them, and it hurts you more to be anxious that your thoughts have that power. Thoughts are not actions.

-It's okay to express joy and excitement about something. You deserve this good fortune. Don't let the Evil Eye take away your happiness.

-If you need to say the word "Cancer" or "Death" or "Miscarriage" or other scary words, say them. You don't need to live in the pain of bottling all these words up.

-If something bad happens to someone in your life, it's not your fault. Even if you thought bad thoughts about them. Even if you were jealous of them.

There is nothing wrong with believing in the Evil Eye, but we live in a world that is increasingly more stressful and anxiety-inducing, and we cannot let our superstitions hurt ourselves and others. Sometimes beliefs can turn into obsessions.

And if you feel like your belief in the Evil Eye has come to the point of an obsession, I hope you're able to find the help and comfort you need, ideally with a culturally-informed professional. You don't need to live in shame and fear.

*Antitheists or anyone trying to comment about how evil or stupid religion is, keep your comments to yourself.*

#jumblr #the evil eye #ocd #anxiety #anxiety disorder #obsessive thoughts #religious ocd #religious anxiety #mental health #paranoia

[bury-me-alive]

Days go by so fast and I'm losing them all

#bipolar disorder #d3pressed #d3pression #deppresion #mentally ill #mentally unstable #su1c1d4l #mental illness #su1cidal #tired #mental disorder #disorder #anxiety disorder #bipolar depression #depressiv

[snakeautistic]

Some of the most common advice you get when you express social anxiety is the following “don’t worry- no one will notice if you make a mistake (or they’ll forget it soon after) everyone is more focused on themselves.”

And this makes me so. Fucking. Annoyed. It is true that people probably won’t think much of/ forget a lone social faux pas made or awkward thing you did. But what they remember is patterns of behavior. So if you’re like me, unable to pick up on many social cues and prone to these same mistakes- people will make note of that. They will have an idea of you in their head as someone who is awkward, as simple as that.

Secondly the part about everyone being more focused on themselves. Obviously people can be pretty self-centered- I think that’s normal. And they’re probably insecure too. But we’re also social animals with social hierarchies. People pay attention to the behavior of those around them- maybe ESPECIALLY if they’re insecure, in fact. In order to see where they stand- whether they’re doing it, and whether the people around them are behaving correctly. Many of our societal norms and expectations are designed as a way to weed out people who either are unable to or choose not to follow them.

That’s not to say we don’t often distort the percieved perseptions of others. With an anxiety disorder, fear over been seen as ‘weird’ may lead to you behaving more abnormally than you would have initially. It might lead to you reading too much into the reactions of others. This is all very common and is of course the issue the above advice seeks to address- distortions of how your actions reflect on you socially. But that doesn’t change the fact that the advice that “no one cares what you do actually” is just… wrong, or highly flawed at the very least.

I personally have a very hard time benefiting from advice that I know isn’t entirely true. It’s also super dismissive of people who may actually be struggling socially- perhaps due to an underlying issue- (in my case, autism), if any time they notice “hey, I think I’m being judged” it’s chocked up to pure anxiety. Also, I feel firmly that it’s better to learn to be less bothered by negative perceptions than to believe they don’t exist at all. That way you don’t have to worry so much if you’re overthinking it or not- you just know not to be concerned in the first place. Obviously that is… much easier said than done. But I think it’s a better goal to have

#social anxiety #socializing #SAD #social anxiety disorder #anxiety #anxiety disorder #autism #actually autistic #autistic rant #neurodivergent #neurodiversity #autistic #neurodivergence #mental health #mental illness #social cues