Intrusive Thoughts: You’re Not Losing Your Mind
I’m going to share something I never thought I’d put on the internet. When I had anxiety, I’d be standing in the kitchen and get this thought: I’m going to stab my cat. Here’s what that actually means.
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Fear of Dying: Why Fighting This Is Making It Worse
I’ve always been afraid of dying. But there’s a big difference between the natural human fear of dying and what happens when an anxious brain latches onto it. Here’s what’s actually going on.
Stop Measuring Your Recovery By How You Feel
You’ve been doing the work. Allowing the discomfort, showing up to the scary situations, practicing the response. And then you wake up still feeling anxious and conclude it’s not working. Here’s why you’re measuring the wrong thing.
Depersonalization and Derealization: What’s Actually Happening (And Why It’s Not What You Think)
Suffering from DP/DR? Here’s what’s actually causing it, why it’s not as scary as it seems, and what to do about it.
Why Setbacks Don’t Mean You’re Back to Square One
You had a few good days. Maybe even a good week. And then anxiety came back hard and now you’re sitting there wondering if any of it even counted. Here’s the truth about setbacks that nobody tells you.
You’re Not Getting Better Because You Keep Checking
You Google your symptoms at 3am, ask your partner if you’re okay for the fourth time, call the doctor just to hear it’s nothing. And it works. For about ten minutes.
CBT vs Acceptance: Why One Keeps Anxiety Alive
Most people with anxiety have tried CBT. Writing down thoughts, challenging them, replacing them. But the anxiety stays. Here’s exactly why classical CBT doesn’t work, and what actually leads to real recovery.
Performance Anxiety: Why Trying Harder Is Making It Worse
Performance anxiety shows up in sport, at work, and in the bedroom and underneath all three, it’s the exact same loop. The instinct is to try harder. But that’s the one thing that makes it worse.
Social Anxiety: Why You Can’t Just “Push Through It” (And What Actually Works)
You cancel plans. You replay every conversation for days. You show up, but spend the whole time trapped in your own head. Social anxiety doesn’t just make socializing hard — it quietly steals your life. If you’re exhausted from living like this, this one’s for you.
5 Things to Know If You Have Driving Anxiety (You’re Not Losing Control)
You stop driving because anxiety showed up. Here are 5 things that will change how you think about driving with anxiety, starting with something that will probably surprise you.