Tag: anxiety
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Understanding Anxiety and Depression Through Powerful Comics
Get Pregnant Fast For the over 40 million individuals in the U.S. grappling with anxiety and depression, everyday life can often feel like an endless cycle of dread and despair. The symptoms can be diverse but frequently debilitating, impacting one’s ability to engage in daily activities and enjoy life to the fullest. For many, articulating…
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Ryan Reynolds on Parenting: ‘I Still Check to See If She’s Breathing’
Get Pregnant Fast In an honest conversation about the challenges of new parenthood, Ryan Reynolds shares his relatable struggles with anxiety and exhaustion. Like many parents, he admits to checking on his daughter in the middle of the night, a ritual that many can relate to. “I still put my fingers under her nose just…
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What I Discovered About Self-Acceptance After Overcoming My Eating Disorder
Get Pregnant Fast I first encountered body shaming in middle school when a boy I had a crush on cruelly told me to “go home and take some growing pills” because I hadn’t developed yet. I returned home in tears, seeking comfort from my bewildered mother, who urged me to brush it off. That moment…
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The Anxiety of a New School Year: A Parent’s Perspective
Get Pregnant Fast As dawn breaks on the first day of school, I find myself jolted awake at 5 a.m., feeling as if I’m the one stepping into middle school today. It’s a whirlwind of anxiety as I prepare to send my kids off to fifth and seventh grades. Why the worry, you might ask?…
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Navigating the Parental Fears: Finding Strength Amidst Anxiety
Get Pregnant Fast When we first welcomed little Noah into our lives, a wave of fear washed over me. I was terrified that he might stop breathing; sleep became an elusive luxury I sacrificed for the sake of my sanity. I would lie awake, fixated on the gentle rise and fall of his chest, desperately…
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How I’m Confronting My Anxiety with Hope
Get Pregnant Fast There’s an unpredictability to anxiety that can catch me off guard. You’d think that after years of dealing with it, I’d have some sort of signal before it hits. The circumstances may change, the people around me may differ, but the sensation remains constant. I was merely eight years old when I…
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The Reality of Parenting with High-Functioning Anxiety
Get Pregnant Fast Updated: March 10, 2023 Originally Published: March 4, 2023 Zhuk Roman / Shutterstock People with high-functioning anxiety often wear a mask of normalcy. Trust me, I understand this all too well. For the most part, I manage quite well, and I wouldn’t typically label myself as someone who “struggles” with anxiety—until I…
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Confronting Anxiety During Pregnancy After a Miscarriage
Get Pregnant Fast It’s been about six months since we lost our first baby when I finally saw that second line on a pregnancy test. The last time I had taken a test, it was to confirm that the pregnancy hormones were gone after losing our little “Peanut.” Peanut was the name we affectionately gave…
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Uncommon Panic Attack Symptoms You Might Not Know About
Get Pregnant Fast Living with panic attacks for over five years has been a tumultuous experience. I’ve had so many that I lost count long ago. Certain memories from my worst episodes linger in my mind like haunting shadows: house-sitting for a friend, countless nights in my college dorm room. Those moments are etched in…
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What If Something Happens to My Only Child?
Get Pregnant Fast The question, “What if something happens to her?” echoed through my mind, ignited by the careless words of a woman at a recent gathering. It voiced the deep-seated fear I’ve harbored since becoming a parent. My partner and I had been married for several years before we decided to expand our family.…