mistrrry96 asked: I think i may have an anxiety disorder. I contantly blink, and i have weird facial tics whenever someone is around. Whenever I'm talking to someine, i never know where to look and when to blink. I can never focus on work or anything when someone else is in the room. I've been having these symptoms for two years now, but i can never talk to anyone about it, including my parents. How should i get help? And does getting diagnosed really help?

I can’t tell if you really have an anxiety disorder, you should talk to a specialist, expecially if these problems keep you from living your life like everyone else. Don’t be afraid to talk about it if you feel like you need help, it’s not something you have to be ashamed of.

If you talk to your doctor maybe he could advise you to a specialist, it’s not the same for everyone but I think that identify the problem is the first step. 

Greetings from Alaska

I just saw your video on YouTube, and I would like to say that life will get better, I have SAD and I have managed to cope with it. You will get to the point in your life that it won’t matter anymore. I work in the oilfield in Alaska as a pipeline operator, before that I was a foreman for 5 years and their was times I had to tell 15 people what to do everyday. When I got over it was when I decided to act the way I wanted with no fear or care what anyone thought of me, you can’t let anyone put you under their thumb. Anyway, if you ever want to chat, just feel free……..and no I don’t live in an igloo or have a pet polar bear, I used to have a hybrid wolf as a pet/sled dog. And if your wondering, I’m 28

Anonymous asked: In school i am frequently asked why i dont talk and i dont know how to respond, what do i say?

I don’t think there is a right answer, I had the same problem in middle school (and thinking about it I still have it in university), I used to say that I prefer to say something only when necessary and everyone think I’m just a quiet girl.

I think that people that talk a lot don’t have really much to say, just hot air, the silent ones are more interesting, if you find someone that is really interested in what you have to say so you’ll talk. 

I’m sorry if I wasn’t able to give you a precise answer. 

Anonymous asked: Is it wrong to plan out a conversation befor talking to someone?

It’s the same thing I always do. It calms me a little the idea that I could be prepared for a conversation and not panicking if I don’t know what to respond in that moment. 

However I know different people that plan out their conversation even if they don’t have an anxiety disorder, sometimes is just to remember things and organize everything they have to say. 

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Yeah, haidresser and doctor today, this means I must not sleep.

In the last 2 weeks I’ve been too anxious to leave the house and go to the pharmacy, now I also have withdrawal symptoms and I can barely breath. 

Good job, Nat.

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It’s my entry in a t-shirt design :) Thanks so much!