Articles about Anxiety
13 free articles, newest first. Every one is a few minutes long, written in plain language, and open to everyone with no account.
Giving Someone News They Do Not Want
A decision has gone against them, or a job is ending, and you have to say so. Why softening the words causes the damage, and how to be clear, steady and genuinely kind…
When Your World Gets Smaller After Panic
First you stopped driving the highway, then the big store, then anywhere far from home. How avoidance quietly shrinks a life after panic, and how to get the ground back…
When the World Looks Like a Film Set
Colors look flat, familiar rooms look staged, and nothing quite feels real. The kind of dissociation called derealization: what the unreal quality is, why the fear of it…
The First Weeks on a New Medication
Side effects before benefits, a waiting period nobody warned you about, and a lot of second-guessing.
When a Song Takes You Straight Back
A smell in a corridor, a song in a shop, a particular light in the afternoon, and your body is suddenly back there. What reminders are, and what to do when one lands.
Eating in Front of Other People
Work lunches, restaurants, family dinners: sometimes being watched while you eat makes your throat close.
When Your Child Does Not Want to Go to School
Stomach aches at breakfast, tears at the gate, or a flat refusal to get in the car. What is usually going on, and what actually helps mornings get easier.
The Anger Under Your Anxiety
You worry constantly and rarely get angry. For some people those two facts are connected. How anger that has nowhere to go can come back as worry, and what to do when…
The Sunday Night Dread
The weekend is not over yet, but by Sunday evening the mood has already sunk. What that dread is actually about, and ways to make Sunday night, and Monday morning…
What Actually Happens in a First Therapy Session
If you have been putting off therapy because you do not know what to expect, this is a plain walk through the first session: what gets asked, what you have to say, and…
What a Panic Attack Does to Your Body, and Why It Ends
A panic attack feels like an emergency. It is actually a false alarm, and understanding what your body is doing during one is the first step to being less afraid of the…
When Sleep Hygiene Is Not Enough
You have cut the caffeine and dimmed the screens and you are still awake at 2 am. Here is what the sleep advice usually leaves out, and what to try instead.
Five Ways to Come Back to the Present When Anxiety Spikes
Grounding is not about calming down. It is about getting your attention out of the future and back into the room. Five techniques, and why each one works.