Anxiety Avoidance Cycle: Why Avoidance Feels Like Relief (and Makes Anxiety Bigger)
Avoidance is one of the most human responses to anxiety. If something feels scary, awkward, uncertain, or overwhelming, your brain offers a simple solution: 🚪…
Kategorie: Anxiety
Morning Anxiety in ADHD & Autism: Why Mornings Feel Like Threat (and What Helps)
Some people don’t feel most anxious at night. They feel it the moment they wake up. Before any email.Before any conversation.Before anything “bad” happens. Just:😬…
Exposure Ladders for Neurodivergent Anxiety: Micro-Steps That Don’t Backfire
Exposure is one of the most evidence-based ways to reduce anxiety. But many neurodivergent adults have had the experience of:😬 trying exposure🧱 getting overwhelmed🧊 shutting…
Masking Anxiety: Why Social Performance Creates Constant Threat (and Safer Alternatives)
Masking is often described as “blending in.” But for many neurodivergent adults, masking is not a style choice.It’s a safety strategy. And it comes with…
Anxiety Shutdown: When You Freeze, Go Blank, or Can’t Speak
Anxiety doesn’t always look like panic. Sometimes it looks like:🧊 silence🧱 freezing😶 blank mind🚫 inability to speak👀 staring🫥 numbness🧍 body heaviness And the worst part…
Rumination vs Worry vs Intrusive Thoughts in Neurodivergent Adults
Your brain keeps looping.And you can’t tell what kind of loop it is. 🌀 Is it rumination?😬 Is it worry?⚡ Is it an intrusive thought?…
Reassurance Seeking in Anxiety: Why It Grows (and What to Do Instead)
Reassurance seeking is one of the most misunderstood anxiety symptoms. Because it looks like:🧩 “I just want clarity.”🧩 “I just need to be sure.”🧩 “I…
Sensory Overload Anxiety: When “Anxiety” Is Actually Input Flooding
Sometimes you feel anxious… but you’re not actually worried about anything. Your mind might be quiet.And still your body is in emergency mode: 💓 racing…
Autistic Anxiety vs Social Anxiety: Key Differences (and What Helps Each)
Autistic anxiety and social anxiety can overlap. But they aren’t the same thing. And if you use the wrong tools, you can end up feeling…
Burnout vs Anxiety in Neurodivergent Adults: How to Tell the Difference
Burnout and anxiety often feel tangled. Because they feed each other. 😬 Anxiety increases pressure and threat scanning🔋 Burnout reduces capacity and tolerance🌪️ Overload becomes…