#actuallygad

[guiltyidealist]

Reacting to anxiety-inducing stuff like OH MY GAD

#gad #generalized anxiety disorder #shitpost #shitty wordplay #actuallygad #actuallyanxious

[gerinia]

Can't find my communities, the old tags seem inactive. If I just search for "anxiety" Tumblr tells me to gtfo and won't allow me to follow the tag. Wtf? Anxiety? Really?

The more niche things are even harder to find.

#actuallyanxious #actuallygad #actuallysad #mental illness #actually mentally ill

[ghoulboyexe]

how am i suppose to go out and have fun when all that gets me is regret and anxiety? why do i have to be this way?

#anxiety #gad #generalized anxiety disorder #actuallygad #bpd #borderline #borderline personality disorder #actuallybpd #actuallyborderline

[autisticlassiedog]

Someone: anxiety is normal, it's not some special medical issue

Me: *aftermath of massive, lengthy panic attack is feeling like I have the flu for at least three days while my body recovers from all the stress and tension*

#actuallygad

[bpdstevenuniverse]

// TRIGGER WARNINGS (?) - peeing, unsanitary

okay this is something that has been with me since i was little, and i feel embarrassed admitting it since i never felt comfortable sharing this with any of my therapists or psychiatrists, but i personally feel extremely uncomfortable with the feeling of having a full bladder (basically when you REALLY need to pee). most specifically, there was this episode of the fairy odd parents where timmy spends the ENTIRE episode suffering because he really needs to use the bathroom but he can’t for certain reasons, and he’s forced to see water everywhere. it always made me severely uncomfortable, as someone whose anxiety often manifested through peeing (nowadays it’s less of an issue but sometimes i’ll have to go to the bathroom every fifteen minutes when i’m particularly very stressed). often this kind of humor of “peeing in your pants” gives me a lot of dread, and when i was having my psychotic episode i even hallucinated that i peed in my pants and it was so awful.

also for some reason when i see certain people outside i’ll always wonder like “are you able to use the restroom? i hope you are”. it can be anyone, like cashiers and other essential workers, and even homeless people who likely don’t have access to restrooms.

idk if i’m the only one who deals with this but yeah this is something that has always been a part of me and i feel really weird admitting this

#actuallybpd #actuallyanxious #generalized anxiety disorder #actuallygad #peeing tw #unsanitary tw #venting #personal #my journal

[apotosghost]

Y'know, technology dependency can become a rampant problem and I totally understand that...but I at least wanna say that my phone is an infinitely helpful lifeline. When I'm in public, and I'm feeling the anxiety start to well up and my vision blurs, it gives me something that's socially acceptable to fidget with, and focus on, until the anxiety calms. So yeah...technology is good, and I'm grateful for it.

#ghost mumbles #im at the coffee shop and it took me a while to relax enough to eat my cinnamon roll and read which was the goal #actually anxious #actuallygad

[dialectical--revolution]

Fraught with doubt Running into walls created by myself Entering doors, that shouldn’t be Never taking words as fact Zaniness wins over reason Into the void I go Entering doubtfulness Dying alone, I truly fear

Note:

I wrote this poem about my diagnosis of Generalized Anxiety Disorder. I got that diagnosis in the ER. I was there because I thought I was having a heart attack and my blood pressure was really high.

Turns out I was anxious; like really anxious. So anxious I thought I was dying.

There was nothing wrong with my heart...at all...it was my anxiety lying to me.

So I decided to start writing about my struggles again. I figured it's a better outlet than just sitting in the dark. :)

#generalized anxiety disorder #gad #actuallygad #mental health #poetry

[neurodiverse-adulthood]

is stiming only for ppl with ADHD? i have a anxiety dissorder and stiming helps me cope but some of my irl friends told me its disrespectful to ppl who have ADHD so i decided to ask you as a person that dose stim is stiming for ADHD only?

Nope, no way! If anything people more commonly associate it with autistic people, but get this: everyone stims! 🎉

ND people just tend to do it more and/or differently than neurotypicals. Stimming (non-harmfully) is a beautiful thing really, and it's a shame that it's seen as "weird" or "cringe" and undesirable and "[ableist slur]".

It is absolutely not just an ADHD thing. I personally put a lot of my focus into my ADHD (ironic eh?) these days because it's my most recently diagnosed disorder, and currently I'm on a journey of taking different meds/doses to figure out what works for me. I literally never considered that I might have ADHD until two years ago out of my 21 years being alive so I have a lot to compensate!

Also, though my ADHD is 100% the reason I stim so much and in the ways I do, I also stim to cope when my anxiety is spiked too, anon! So as someone with both ADHD and GAD, you're good to (a) stim and (b) use that terminology!

It may be beneficial for your friend to explore neurodivergent spaces online, where they would find that all kinds of us stim in different ways, in different amounts, and for different reasons!... but also that we can have different disorders and still stim in similar ways! And that we all share the term!

TLDR: no, everyone does it actually just especially ND people, you can stim and use that term for it, perhaps have your friend look into it more

#anonymous #adult stimming #adhd #anxiety disorders #actuallyneurodivergent #actuallyadhd #actuallygad #advice and help

[lesbianologist]

learning to not say “it’s okay” when someone hurts you is so. fucking. difficult. it’s honest to god one of the most painful parts of healing to rediscover your self worth and to stand up for yourself. and it’s so fucking brave of survivors to say it’s not okay, and i don’t have to accept your apology.

#personal #this is unrelated to tonight's bs #filed under: trauma #its mento illness luv #its mentol illness innit #brainrot #brainweird #neurodivergent #actuallyptsd #actuallybipolar #actuallyocd #actuallygad #actuallytraumatized #actuallyanxious #actuallymentallyill #actuallyabused #bipolar ii #ptsd #cptsd #traumacore #abuse survivor #suicide survivor #grief #trauma survivor

[rottenbutrecovering]

Credit to @the_depression_chronicles11 on instagram (reposted with permission)!

#actuallymentallyill #actuallyanxious #actuallygad #actuallynd #mental health #resources #mental health resources #ref #Q

[juneskin]

any other severely anxious person feel like they’re “too old” to have their mental illness cause

#anxiety #actuallyanxious #mental health #generalized anxiety disorder #gad #anxious #actuallygad #mental illness

[guiltyidealist]

ADHD? More like AD-ache-D

#adhd #rsd #gad #anxiety #actually adhd #actuallyrsd #actuallygad #memes #original memes

[fawnfragile]

me: feels okay for a few days, possibly even content/peaceful/happy

me: oh my god i can’t believe i just made up all of my ‘mental illnesses’ for attention god i’m such a faker if i was Truly Mentally Ill i would constantly be sobbing in a dark corner or stuck in bed

#actuallymentallyill #mentally ill #mental illness #actuallydepressed #depression #actuallyanxious #anxiety #actuallygad #actuallybpd #actuallybipolar #honestly i lobe this blog #because it always feels better #to write things out

[thasmentalbruv]

Bad choice: coping skills and self care edition

#*me ignoring ny emails* this is fine. #actuallymentallyill #actuallygad #actuallymdd #actuallyanxious #actuallymanic #actuallydepressed #depression memes #anxiety meme

[stolligaseptember]

do you ever tire of how, like, dramatic anxiety is?? it’s like. bitch. bitch. it’s not that serious. we’ll live. it’ll probably be a pain in the ass, but we’ll live. so stop making me feel like i’m actively dying.

#gad #actuallygad #actuallyanxious #avpd #actuallyavoidant #september vs her demons

[kotakinsss]

I just want to be able to talk about my feelings and my mental health to someone (other than my therapist) without feeling like a burden. Even if they say “You can always talk to me about it.” I feel wrong wasting their time with my problems.

Which then leaves me feeling a mixture of sad and pterodactyl screeches.

Sigh.

#depression #bipolar disorder #bipolar depression #mixed episode #mental health #actuallybipolar #actuallygad #actuallyanxious #manic