Anxiety

Compartmentalization is one of the more sophisticated ways the human mind manages difficulty. The ability to set something aside — to put a stressful situation in a mental box, close the lid, and function normally in the meantime — is a genuinely useful capacity. Surgeons use it. Parents use it. Anyone who has ever gotten […]

There is a particular kind of exhaustion that people with anxiety know well. Not the clean, satisfying tiredness that comes from a productive day and resolves with a good night’s sleep. Something more frustrating than that — a bone-deep fatigue that exists simultaneously with a nervous system that refuses to settle. You are exhausted. Yet

The word “OCD” gets used casually all the time. Someone mentions they like their desk organized a certain way, or they double-check that the stove is off before leaving the house, and the phrase comes out: “I’m so OCD about that.” It’s meant as a quirky personality trait, not a clinical condition. For the people

Many people are adopting AI tools into their day to day life. They’re integrating this technology to their workflow and process, looking to get a bit of extra help to better understand themselves and others, streamlining tasks and trying to get the most out of their day. Many of my clients — high-performing, insightful, driven

High performers are rarely doing nothing. The schedule is full, the to-do list is long, and the pace rarely lets up. Most people around them interpret this as drive, ambition, productivity. And often it is. But for a significant number of high-achieving people, constant busyness is also doing something else — something that has nothing

Panic attacks cause a lot of physical symptoms, and these symptoms can be so severe that a person with panic attacks can – and often does – experience health anxiety as well, fearing that their panic attack is actually a problem with their health or heart. Chest pain during a panic attack is one of

When you’re anxious, you want someone to tell you everything is going to be okay. You want confirmation that the thing you’re worried about won’t happen. You want someone to reassure you that you’re safe, that you made the right choice, that you’re not in danger. So you ask. You ask your partner, your friends,

Most people know anxiety causes a racing heart, sweaty palms, or difficulty sleeping. These symptoms get discussed often — in doctor’s offices, in therapy sessions, in articles about mental health. They’re the recognizable markers of anxiety that people understand and expect. But anxiety doesn’t limit itself to these well-known symptoms. It creates physical sensations throughout

You’ve been offered a promotion at work. It’s something you wanted, something you worked toward, and objectively, it’s good news. More responsibility, better pay, recognition for your efforts. You should be excited. But instead, you’re anxious. Your stomach is tight. You’re having trouble sleeping. You’re second-guessing whether you should have accepted. You’re worrying about everything

When people talk about anxiety, they usually focus on the most common symptoms: racing thoughts, worry that won’t stop, trouble sleeping, maybe a pounding heart. These are the symptoms we recognize, the ones that clearly signal something’s wrong and that are universal across most people with anxiety. But anxiety doesn’t just live in your head