Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, Colorado Springs, Colorado Electric Safari, December 2015!
What is Anxiety?
This came into my head at 2:59 am and I had to share it. There are a lot of big fancy terms I could use Research statistics and website links But it doesn’t really capture what it’s all about. Anxiety is Laying awake all night with a pit in your stomach Thinking about every single thing that could go wrong tomorrow. Anxiety is Feeling a lump in your throat That you have to breathe around Because somebody looked at you. Anxiety is Not being able to use public restrooms And waiting until you’re alone in it If the situation is really dire. Anxiety is Taking all class hour to find courage Because you know all the answers But everyone is going to look at you Anxiety is Not making new friends Sitting alone all the time Scared to even get up to throw your trash away Anxiety is The inability…
The Beat Of The Drums
Imagine a world with no music. Imagine a world with no more movie soundtracks, or top forty radio stations; no more hip hop or rock n’ roll. That would make the world dull and mostly silent. Whether the human race realizes it or not, music is a large part of everyday life. Music plays almost everywhere-the mall, the grocery store, the local diner. All of the music that teenagers listen to in their cars and adults nostalgically bob heads to while working, whether it be rap, country, or metal core, comes from the same background and the same basis-Classical, Baroque, and Romantic period music. All of the techniques that composers from these eras used can be seen in all music! Chord progressions used by J.S. Bach and songs in major and minor keys that were established well before any person today was alive. While it may be true that…
In Reference to my last post about GAD and Panic Disorder
I found a few more resources that I think are helpful on the situation!! 13 Things People With Anxiety Never Want To Hear http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/16/what-to-say-anxiety_n_5978918.html http://www.heretohelp.bc.ca/factsheet/generalized-anxiety-disorder#resources http://hellogiggles.com/panic-disorders//#read http://www.sandiegotraumatherapy.com/emdr-articles/terrell-panic-disorder.htm
Living With GAD and Panic Disorder: The Daily Challenge
It can be hard to come to terms with a mental disorder that you may be facing. This is certainly true for me! Several weeks ago, I was diagnosed by my therapist with GAD, otherwise known as General Anxiety Disorder, and Panic Disorder on top of that. There were several steps leading up to this diagnosis. It started with a panic attack on such an extreme level that it sent me to the ER. While I was there, I decided it was time to ask for help. The ER nurses and doctor were very kind, referring me to a therapist here in Pueblo for Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy. Since she has diagnosed me and put me on a small dosage of Prozac, which I take daily to help manage anxiety, I have done a lot of research about these conditions. What I found was startling. First, I want to begin by defining…
So far the best explanation
Torn
I never wish that my life was different Or that I’d grown up any way Other than the way that I did And I know that my parents both love And support me I know that they are proud of me Just like other kids parents are And the only difference Is that their pride Stretches through most of the country But yet to know The disappointment of one Is more than a bump in the road It is like a stop sign Attached to a large swinging hammer And to get through it One must carefully duck and dodge And when the inevitable hit comes It is like the air has been sucked Straight from your lungs So I am sorry That I have disappointed you not once But twice on the same subject And though I never wish my life Was any different Some days I wish you…
Facebook Rant.
Freaking stop. Stop posting your mistakes all over Facebook. Grow up and fix them like a mature adult. Stop whining. Stop complaining. Everyone’s got problems. Literally everyone on this entire planet makes mistakes. Instead of posting your obscure statuses about whatever you might have just screwed up or whoever you might have pissed off, get off the internet and work it out like every other freaking person. We get you want to be a special snowflake and you want people to feel bad for you, but there’s a limit and all I see scrolling down my news feed are these stupid statuses like “Oh I’m such a screw up” or “oops I made a mistake.” Congrats, do you want a pat on the back? An ice cream cone maybe? Someone to hug you and tell you everything is going to be okay? Too bad. Why don’t we act our age?…
Just Lessons
Breakfast at Gunther Toody’s
Breakfast with mom and grandma!