Archive for September, 2009
365 days…a new record!
Posted on September 29, 2009. Filed under: Christianity | Tags: Christianity, Kate Hughes, Katherine Hughes, Mom, Mother, Parenting |
Besides breathing, blinking, thinking and maybe walking I can not think of anything I have done this many days in a row. My son was born 1 year ago today. So for 365 days in a row … I have woken up before noon – before 7am even! I have laughed more than cried. I have looked [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 4 so far )Effects of Worry and Stress
Posted on September 28, 2009. Filed under: agoraphobia, Anxiety | Tags: advice, Anxiety, anxiety attack, anxiety disorder, depression, Kate Hughes, Katherine Hughes, mental health, panic attacks, social anxiety, Stress, Worrying |
We all probably could learn how to manage our stress better. For some, like me, we worry and stress about trivial things, and others about bigger things, like mortgages, jobs, family security. In reading this article about the effects of stress on your body, I learned that your body treats all stess the same. Follow the [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Letting Love In
Posted on September 27, 2009. Filed under: agoraphobia, Anxiety, Christianity | Tags: agoraphobia, Anxiety, anxiety attack, anxiety disorder, Christianity, depression, Kate Hughes, Katherine Hughes, mental health, panic attacks, social anxiety |
Yesterday I was given a filing box from my mom that was mine during my junior high years. I found some school assignments, some pictures, some mementos, but most interesting was some journal entries. I found some writings that reminded me of how I felt back during that time. Junior High was a time of [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )I am my own handicap.
Posted on September 25, 2009. Filed under: agoraphobia, Anxiety | Tags: advice, agoraphobia, Anxiety, anxiety attack, anxiety disorder, depression, Kate Hughes, Katherine Hughes, mental health, panic attacks, social anxiety |
I watch these shows about people overcoming great obstacles to fight for their lives and be great. People dealing with disabilities or disadvantages. I sit and watch in awe that despite their struggle they are strong and great and they do fight. I have no disadvantages, no disabilities. I am so impressed with people who [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )What’s wrong with me?
Posted on September 24, 2009. Filed under: agoraphobia, Anxiety | Tags: advice, agoraphobia, Anxiety, anxiety attack, anxiety disorder, depression, Kate Hughes, Katherine Hughes, mental health, panic attacks, social anxiety |
I am having a bad bunch of days here. The kind of days that are just full of negativity and self-doubt. These days leave me with no confidence and wondering what is wrong with me. This is not the first time in my life that I have a short period of extreme motivation to get [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )I Need Anger Management
Posted on September 23, 2009. Filed under: agoraphobia, Anxiety | Tags: advice, agoraphobia, Anxiety, anxiety attack, Kate Hughes, Katherine Hughes, mental health, panic attacks, social anxiety |
I was not built with patience and understanding. I have to remind myself to practice patience and try to be understanding in and out of every interaction. We all know our thoughts, feelings, beliefs, and motivations the best, and I think we are all guilty at times of assuming that others’ thoughts, feelings, beliefs, and [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Do I think too much?
Posted on September 22, 2009. Filed under: agoraphobia, Anxiety, Christianity | Tags: advice, agoraphobia, Anxiety, anxiety attack, anxiety disorder, Christianity, Kate Hughes, Katherine Hughes, mental health, panic attacks, social anxiety |
Nathan Hatch would say no. He says, ” Our danger has not been too much thinking, but not enough.” I say, he’s never met me. I think so hard and so long about everything that it is almost as if I’ve done it. Somewhere in my head I am satisfied, it is as if I do [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )“Nothing makes us so lonely as our secrets.”
Posted on September 21, 2009. Filed under: agoraphobia, Anxiety | Tags: advice, agoraphobia, Anxiety, anxiety attack, anxiety disorder, Kate Hughes, Katherine Hughes, mental health, panic attacks, social anxiety |
A friend of mine sent me an email this weekend about my blog, and one thing he said was, “…I certainly know first hand that there is a lot of freedom that comes from just being transparent with your issues”. I learned this a few years back. I learned that with this freedom come a few other things. [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Donna’s Story
Posted on September 20, 2009. Filed under: agoraphobia, Anxiety | Tags: advice, agoraphobia, Anxiety, anxiety attack, anxiety disorder, Kate Hughes, Katherine Hughes, mental health, panic attacks, social anxiety |
I strongly believe that sharing our stories is an important part of getting through our stuggles. Here is Donna’s Story I had my first anxiety attack at the age of 15. I didn’t know what was happening, all of a sudden my heart was racing 500 miles an hour and I couldn’t breathe. My dad [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Look how far you’ve come.
Posted on September 19, 2009. Filed under: Anxiety | Tags: advice, agoraphobia, Anxiety, anxiety attack, anxiety disorder, Kate Hughes, Katherine Hughes, mental health, panic attacks, social anxiety |
Yesterday during my daily walk I saw a caterpillar for the first time in a long time. Now as I don’t necessarily believe in signs as some magical communication from God, I do believe that in my asking for peace of mind and praying for serenity I have found some way to open my eyes, [...]
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