Why You Feel Anxious Even When Life Is Going Well
You can have a good life and still feel anxious. When anxiety shows up during calm seasons, it’s often your nervous system, not a personal failure, trying to protect you.
You can have a good life and still feel anxious. When anxiety shows up during calm seasons, it’s often your nervous system, not a personal failure, trying to protect you.
This article explores the powerful connection between chronic illness, including POTS (Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome) and MCAS (Mast Cell Activation Syndrome) and mental health. Learn how nervous system dysregulation, medical trauma, and chronic stress contribute to anxiety, depression, and emotional exhaustion, and how trauma-informed therapy approaches like EMDR and Internal Family Systems (IFS) can support healing, regulation, and resilience.
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is often misunderstood, despite the numerous resources on the topic. Many people still associate the symptoms with general hyperactivity or chalk them up to being forgetful or lazy. This misunderstanding can be especially harmful to children and teens, who internalize criticism and...
High-functioning anxiety can be difficult to recognize, even for those living with it. On the outside, a person may appear driven, punctual, organized, and calm under pressure. Internally, though, they are battling constant self-doubt, chronic stress, and a mind that never shuts off. Because their...