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Those of you who have been following me for a while, know that I have Panic Disorder and CPTSD which has lead to long bouts of agoraphobia. Right now I am in the midst of one of those bouts where I have not left my house in several months. As a matter of fact, I […]
Did you know that our bodies have cannabinoid receptors? They are on immune cells in our blood, on our nerves, our spinal cords, and almost every cell in our brain. We even have these receptors in our skin. If we have all these receptors that means our bodies must be created to receive cannabis. There is an
Anxiety disorders affect 40 million adults in the United States. Although they’re treatable, only 37 percent of those suffering receive treatment, according to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America. Anxiety comes with many physical symptoms, including chest pain, dizziness, and brain fog. A panic attack or anxiety episode can be scary and
I feel that my body is revolting against me. There are days I can barely move for the pain and I am so tired that I fall asleep in mid-sentence. Right now sitting here, writing this, I am so sleepy, it is almost impossible to keep my eyes open. I’m like an old person always
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I am interrupting my April 2020 Blogging A to Z Challenge Theme of Holidays with a little personal post. I haven’t written about this whole Pandemic because I have been trying to stay away from it as much as possible figuratively and literally. I feel that I am not qualified to give any real advice
Mental health is a subject of great interest today, but this hasn’t always been the case. Although there is a way to go, we are more open to talking about mental health than in years gone by. Taking good care of your mind is as important as looking after your body. In this article, we’ll
Anxiety and sleep affect each other directly and can easily go into a downward spiral. Not getting enough good sleep can make anxiety symptoms worse, and feeling anxious right before bed can keep us up with wide eyes, and unable to sleep. It’s hard to fall asleep when your mind keeps wandering. When we
While some people are happy to go with the flow when they are traveling, for others it can prove to be a highly stressful experience. If you are in the latter camp, the following blog post highlights a few ways to reduce feelings of travel stress and stay calm while you are on your
Often when I am in one of my low states of depression I neglect self-care. Really, I neglect almost everything. It takes so much energy just to make it through the day that all …
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We only see what we are shown but underneath there is a struggle, a battle that we don’t show to the world. Many of us have been taught through shame not to reveal our secrets, not to let people know our struggles for fear we will be judged as not good enough, not ‘normal’. Stigmatized by society as well as our own families not to reveal what is seen as weakness, illness, disease, less than, inadequate, or different.
We all should take our health seriously, but when a friend is in dire need of support because they are damaging themselves, helping them onto the right path is never simple. You may have been through an experience where you have a friend of yours that needs your help, but you don’t know what
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I recently spent a little over a week with no television and no internet and only a burner phone with limited minutes and no data. I was almost completely cut off from the outside world.
