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Postpartum Anxiety & Postpartum Depression: Five Differences I Experienced
That kind of head-in-sand, bullshit attitude is out-of-touch, ignorant, and deadly. It’s also that attitude that is making damn sure we don’t know a whole lot about Postpartum Anxiety. And that we fail to recognize out-of-control anxious thoughts as something far more serious than just the stress of being a new parent. As something that needs to be acknowledged, investigated, called to carpet, and treated...
Postpartum Anxiety: Stephanie Lucianovic's Story
Stephanie wrote about her experiences with postpartum anxiety back in 2013 when she was still in the midst of it (and before the depression set in). I wanted to ask her some questions about the experience. It's more widespread than you might realize...
Transatlantic GADfest
I asked Rachel Hawkins (of Our Rach Blogs): "Did you make up the term GADDer? I made up Gaddie. I don’t know what we’re actually called, either in the US or in the UK." She lives in Bristol, England.
Sensitivity -> Superpower: Step One
Anxiety is a hyper-sensitivity. If we can tune in to that sensitivity and use it as a strength, it becomes our super power. But in order to do it, we have to turn down the volume on our self-questioning, and turn it up on our self-understanding.
How Do You Feel When You're Told to "Just Be Yourself"?
A Medium post by David Heinemeier Hansson yesterday got me thinking about this question. Hansson (who goes by DHH) is best known for his creation of Ruby on Rails (web framework) and Basecamp (company and software tool), and I really respect his thinking. I loved his book Rework. He's often insightful on many topics.
Not this one, though.
Procrastinate, Precrastinate...Let's Call the Whole Thing Off.
I find myself chasing the euphoric feeling of progress, as described by Grant. At what cost? I believe that the cost has been creativity.
"I've had my share, I'll help you with the pain. You're not alone."
If you have outsider feelings (like I often do, for no good reason), you might feel like an outsider to the Bowie outpouring you see around you right now.
Finding Other Voices
One of the things that starting this project is doing for me is helping me find the other people who are writing about anxiety in a way I can relate to. It's so great that we have tools to be able to connect with each other. I found the work of Lisa Scott akaTheWorryGames.com through Twitter.