Panic attacks drag feelings of defeat. That is to say, you thought that you had been managing up until now, and then you are clotheslined. Time stands still. In mistrust, you stare beyond the sky. It feels unnecessary to get up anytime soon. Journal Prompt: I feel the most defeated when...
Tag: Selfcare
Feeling Your Way Through A Panic Attack, 3
Privacy agreements tend to be tossed aside in panic attacks. The once solo experience, bullies to the surface, leaving you with uninvited exposure. Journal Prompt: For me, panic attacks expose...
Feeling Your Way Through A Panic Attack, 2
Whether it is a bird flying by your alarm sensor or it is an actual threat, in panic, the body struggles to differentiate. Journal Prompt: Unintentional alarms go off when...
Feeling Your Way Through a Panic Attack, 1
What is a panic attack? In the anxiety family, panic attacks tend to dominate your attention and leave you feeling a primal and sweaty version of exhausted. Let’s take the next several days and unpack what happens to the mind and body when you experience a panic attack. Journal Prompt: Panic attacks happen for me when...
Wellness, 8
Hinging from the last ill-protected screw, here wellness decision-making dangles. Flapping in the open air, oh how it hopes to avoid a rogue wind gust. Journal Prompt: My wellness hinges on...
Wellness, 3
Wellness tanks when a significant gap persists between the self that you share with the world, and the self that is actually inside. Journal Prompt: My gap is...
Wellness, 2
Knowing what does not bring wellness to your life is equally significant to knowing what does. Journal Prompt: Wellness for me is not...
Wellness, 1
Do you remember the last time you felt well? Not defensively well, like when you have to fight for half of a break. No. Genuine, slip into an unexpected-belly-laugh. Journal Prompt: The last time I was well...
A Journal Prompt for Difficult Emotions
The goal is not to dodge anger, sadness, or fear. Rather, it is to know what you are experiencing and how to take care of yourself. Journal Prompt: I have trouble taking care of myself when I feel...