We’re All the Same Soft Animal Inside
Content warning: suicide, death I’m thinking this morning about suicide. Anthony Bourdain was special to a lot of us, and his death feels heavy to me. Two celebrity [...]
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Notes from Nanea | The Unbearable Blobbiness of Being
My dear Sweatpants & Coffee tribe, These are anxious times. Now, more than ever before, people are talking openly about living with anxiety. Of course we’re anxious! [...]
Sweatpants & Sanity | What Dreams May Come: Where Depression Meets Ambition
“I live between the realms of success and failure. That is my secret. Depression doesn’t run me. That’s where I get work done.” [...]
Letter from the Editor | The Anxiety Blob Journey: the Blob is Back!
My dearest Sweatpants & Coffee tribe, I need to tell you a story. It’s about being vulnerable and examining your fears and how ideas turn into beauty and [...]
Anxiety Blob | Anxiety Blog: Avoiding Avoidance
If you have anxiety, you are familiar with a pattern of behavior known as avoidance. Avoidance means changing your actions in order to avoid experiencing anxiety or panic. It [...]
Anxiety Blob | Anxiety Blog: Inability to Concentrate
Everyone has difficulty concentrating now and again, just as everyone experiences anxiety. What, then, makes the inability to concentrate that results from anxiety disorder [...]
Anxiety Blob | Blinged-Out Blobs of Instagram
People are creating Instagram accounts for beloved Anxiety Blobs and dressing them up. Here are some of our faves. [...]
Anxiety Blob | Anxiety Blog : A Visit from the Depression Cloud
Fun fact: the symptoms of anxiety and depression often overlap. Both disorders have different causes and emotional roots, but it is not uncommon for a person who suffers from [...]
Anxiety Blob | Anxiety Blog | Phone Call Phobia
Many Anxiety Blobs with social anxiety have a specific fear of phone calls. Not phones. Not texting. But actually answering the phone. Or picking it up to call someone. [...]
Anxiety Blob | Anxiety Blog: Things & How to Do Them
If you have an anxiety disorder, your executive function can be impacted. This does not mean you cannot go to board meetings or wear important-looking suits. However, you may [...]
