Shared Links (weekly) Jan. 26, 2025
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Shared Links (weekly) July 23, 2023
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From Panic to Peace: Practical Techniques for Coping with Trauma-Related Panic Attacks
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End the Silence: Ask for Help with Mental Health with Thom Singer
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Why We Need to Keep Writing (and Reading) about Mental Health
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Goodbye, Perfect: How to Stop Pleasing, Proving, and Pushing for Others… and Live For Yourself
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Healing from Within: Empowering Steps on the Journey to Overcoming Depression
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Sharing – Why Is It So Hard to Explain Mental Illness?
In 2022 we could say the same thing about “sad” but I would argue that we see the same thing even more so with the word “anxious” or “having anxiety”.
Of course, with a war going on in Ukraine, two years’ worth of pandemic, political turmoil, and everything else we see when we tune into whatever news source we follow, almost everyone would consider themselves anxious, so how do we differentiate between being anxious about the state of the world, and the kind of anxiety where we are consistently dealing with panic attacks at the very thought of leaving the house?
We don’t have a different word for that. We only have anxiety, or panic, which again, just seem like normal reactions to what is going on around us.
On top of that, when I try and describe my anxiety to someone, even if I can get them to understand that it’s something more than just watching the news and feeling a bit nervous, I can’t really describe it. I don’t understand it. If I did, I might be able to just fix it and be better, but I don’t.
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Have You Ever Wanted to Learn More About Panic Attacks?
If you’ve ever had one, or if someone you know has talked about having panic attacks and you’d like to understand and possibly help if necessary, you might be interested in this free online course.
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Sharing – How to help someone having a panic attack: 3 immediate actions you can take
Would you know if someone you know is having a panic attack? Whether it be at work, at some social event, or even within your own home with your family, it can make a huge difference to first know what a panic attack looks like, and then if they agree to your help, what help you can provide.
