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Tag Archives: Anxiety
Once an Agoraphobic – Revisited
Thank you to everyone who read and liked or commented on my essay, “Once an Agoraphobic,” published recently on the “It’s All In Her Head Website,” edited by Laura Andre. For those of you who missed it and are interested, … Continue reading
Posted in Agoraphobia, courage, Overcoming Fear, Uncategorized, Writing Conferences
Tagged Agoraphobia, Anxiety, Disorders, Health, Mental health, Panic attack, Panic disorder, Phobias, Shopping
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My Fight with Panic Disorder (Part I)
On the advice of a writer-acquaintance, I will be publishing excerpts from some of my essays here on my blog. I hope you will enjoy reading. Stuck in the Middle The cashier and the bag boy look at me as … Continue reading
Gifts That Are Hard to Take: Trip to Woodstock, Part I.
It’s a new week. Time for one of those I’m-turning-50-gifts that I’m giving to myself in April. This gift comes in the form of a new challenge – to drive 200+ miles to New York to participate in a page … Continue reading
Posted in Creative Nonfiction, Overcoming Fear, Panic Disorder, Performing, Public Readings, Reading, Reading Out Loud, Travel, Writing, Writing Conferences, Writing Retreats
Tagged Anxiety, Bennington College, Catskill Mountains, Home, Kidney infection, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Turnpike, Monologue Performance, New York, New York City, Page to Stage, Peeing, Pit stop, Turning 50, Virginia Woolf, Vita Sackville-West, Writing
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Hey, I’m a Free Bird
Usually when I’m in flight I read or let my mind drift, stare out the window at clouds or the lighted dots of cities in the dark. If I fly JetBlue, I watch Channel 13 – a little cartoon plane … Continue reading
Posted in Agoraphobia, Airplanes, Getting Older, High school., memories, Miracles, Music, Overcoming Fear, Panic Disorder, Public Readings, Reading, Reading Out Loud, The 1970s, Uncategorized, Writing, Writing Conferences, Writing Retreats
Tagged Agoraphobia, Airplanes, Anxiety, Boston, Cassie Gaines, Chicago, Colorado, Free Bird, Greenville Memorial Auditorium, Health, Jet Blue, Los Angeles, Lynyrd Skynyrd, New York, New York City, Panic Attacks, Ronnie Van Zant, Seattle, Steve Gaines, Street Survivors, Travel
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David, pray
(Early draft stories from my agoraphobic life) In his youth, David Pray sported a thick shock of blonde, wavy hair. That’s what you noticed first: all that crazy yellow-white hair. He had fine blue eyes, thick, pouty-boy lips, and a … Continue reading
Once an Agoraphobic…
Hello. My name is Cindy and I’m an agoraphobic. Thirty years have passed since I’ve uttered the words “panic disorder” and “agoraphobia” as many times as I did this summer. A challenging trip to Colorado in August led to this … Continue reading
Posted in Airplanes, Miracles, Overcoming Fear, Panic Disorder, Travel, Writing
Tagged Agoraphobia, Anxiety, Colorado, Dorothy Allison, Health, Mental health, Panic attack, Pine Manor College
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Drugged
People like to get high. Say the word “marijuana” and their eyes glaze with the memory of their last toke, and dopey, distant smiles light their faces with the promise of their next smoke-filled euphoria. I am perplexed by the … Continue reading
Posted in Drugs, Overcoming Fear, Panic Disorder
Tagged Alprazolam, Altered state of consciousness, Anxiety, Benadryl, Clonazepam, Disorders, Fear, Fentanyl, Health, Mental health, Panic attack, Panic disorder
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