Browse every article on stress, anxiety, depression and real-life emotional difficulties, written by Adewale Ademuyiwa.
You're at a wedding, trying to enjoy the celebration. Your partner is laughing with friends at the next table. The music is beautiful. The food is excellent. And you're staring at your phone again. Another quick check of…
You notice yourself thinking 'stupid' again. The harsh voice in your head that shows up when you miss a yoga pose, make a mistake, or struggle with something that seems easy for everyone else. So you try what the therapi…
You've gotten better at managing anxiety. Your scores have improved-anxiety down from 18 to 12, depression from 19 to 11. You can even recognize rumination starting now, right at the beginning, which is huge progress. Bu…
You've been trying everything. You push yourself to go outside. You volunteer. You show up even when the anxiety is screaming at you to stay home. You're doing all the right things. And yet somehow, when the health anxie…
Forty minutes to get ready in the morning. Not because you were doing anything particularly complicated. Just... checking. And rechecking. And the intrusive thoughts that wouldn't stop, the self-blame that said this was …
You're doing everything right. You passed your Royal Horticultural Society exam. You're volunteering at the garden. You started yoga classes with strangers. You're taking mindfulness walks, practicing meditation daily, e…
You feel it starting-that familiar tightness in your chest. Your mind immediately goes to the worst possible explanation: heart attack, cancer, something catastrophic. And here's what makes it so frustrating: you know th…
You didn't apply to three jobs last month. Not because you weren't qualified. Not because you didn't have time. But because you were terrified of what you'd say to yourself if you failed. "Stupid." "Careless." "Should ha…
You've reduced your anxiety by 60%. You're attending yoga classes with complete strangers-something that would have been unthinkable months ago. You've started using a wall calendar to track your social plans, you're rea…
You've spent three days thinking about next week's networking event. You've mentally rehearsed conversation openers, practiced asking about people's work, imagined responses to questions they might ask. You've reviewed t…