Lately I have been getting a lot of nice and positive comments about my recent achievements. Not complaining, but I felt the need to put this out in the open. I feel the time is right because most people who don't know me from up close, or even yet, nobody knows about this dark secret that has been haunting me for more than 10 years. I wanted to shine some light through an intimate confession on the subject of anxiety. Anxiety has a lot of faces, terms, and even when we throw the word around to describe our overwhelming experiences, it's really far from what it really feels like to have severe anxiety.
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For most people living with a chronic disease, sometimes the easiest of tasks are not easy. Sometimes for those people, managing to get up in the morning, start the car and just surviving through the day are the small victories you cannot even imagine how significant they are to them. But between it all, those people living with a chronic disease are more than just their diagnosis, because to people like me, they are heroes.
Welcome to the life of a Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) patient. For those who do not know what RA is, I have provided a brief explanation. Although a simple definition or explanation is far from what it is like to have this disease, it can give you a small glimpse of what it is like to struggle with it. HELP WANTED: Looking for a musician/writer/graphic designer to do a job but DOES NOT charge a lot of money!
How many times do we see these types of 'ads' on social media or everywhere around us? It is no surprise that often people want a good job done, for less than a fraction of the cost. But what people don't really know is how many hours of work, dedication, sleepless nights, trainings, lessons and even years of investments went into creating your work and making you the artist who you are. I never understood what it felt like to be treated as less than what I as a writer and artist, until I was in this situation. All of the sudden it all made sense. The downtrodding situation involving artists is really an issue worth talking about. In a recent collection of events, I have felt the urge or rather the need to speak my mind on the topic of student stress. As a first year student at the University, I was super eager and excited to start off my first year engaging in everything to help me achieve my main academic (long-term) goal: getting a scholarship and getting the most out of this entire four year experience.
Every now and then you will find someone panicking over deadlines, long to-do lists or just that “I feel so anxious!” phrase that can make anyone living with high functioning anxiety cringe. Let’s be honest, you can’t really relate to that feeling of ‘being so anxious’ like someone who suffers from anxiety (inside and outside). I didn’t think how much things like that really bothered me until I found out that what I have ben feeling and dealing with for the past years now, actually has a name.
After watching a clip on ‘What It's Like to Have 'High-Functioning' Anxiety' I have never felt so relived in my entire life. To know that I am not the only person who is suffering in silence, but to also know that this breathing creature has a name: High Functioning Anxiety. There were various articles written shortly after the video was posted. I, for one am happy that people are giving this horrible disorder a name and a face. But what I wanted to open up about was what this emotional rollercoaster has taught me. A wise person once told me "the happiest people are not those getting more, but those giving more" and I was thinking about that phrase ever since.
In a world saturated by media and standards, its hard to follow your heart and know what you truly want. Cat calling happens every day, in the streets of almost every country including yours, what are you doing about it? The system of Weebly is under construction today, and I just really had to get this out. Today while waiting in front of my University for about 45 min to 50 min, I got cat called, hollered, or even honked at from over more than 15 men. It wasn’t even a fun experience because I had never felt so harassed and uncomfortable in my life.
Definition 'Cat Calling' Street harassment is a form of sexual harassment that consists of unwanted comments, wolf-whistlings, "catcalling", and other actions by strangers in public areas. It really is not always rainbows and butterflies, its compromise.
"When lust is so thick and morals are so weak"
Dear side girl, I have been meaning to write this letter in hopes of bringing some closure to you. By now you must be well aware of your position in the man that you claim to be yours' life. You are not his first and certainly not his 'tell all' girl. He will not call you when something exciting happens, and you will probably realize by now that if you are lucky you are the last to find out (if you hear about it at all). I have recently started to encounter this 'problem' quite often and it really got to a point where it started to bug me. Not only my personal experience with it, but also seeing other people deal with it as well.
I have decided to write this article in hopes to highlight something that almost everyone on this earth ever has at least faced once in their life. Pointing out something (often in public) that I don't already know about myself. |
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My name is Keyla and I am a second year university student studying social work. I blog about social media, lifestyle, health, beauty, love, relationships, career and student life-hacks. Leave a comment and give my articles a ❤️ or 👍🏻 and don't forget to share to show your support. 😘, Keyla Publication Dates
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