I have huge problems staying by myself. It's mainly connected to my borderline personality disorder, bit also a pain. I wish I could be more autonomous and am working on it. I hope to manage but, in the meantime, I present the guide on How NOT to Stay Alone. 1. Be anxious. Make sure your … Continue reading How NOT to Manage being Alone
Panicking is the natural result of anxiety. Imagine a fibonacci spiral, at the beginning you have the seeds of anxiety. Let's say these seeds proceed and manage to complete a whole three cycles, you are therefore three cycles closer to panic and feel three times more anxious... and so on. At a certain point (for … Continue reading How NOT to NOT Panic
As often happens, I was assigned a group project by a professor who is, in my opinion, more dysfunctional than I am. This project makes no sense to me and I would be lying if I said I weren't panicking, a lot. I usually write how NOT to guides, but in this case I myself … Continue reading How to Deal with Anxiety over a Project
These last few months have been tough, very. When you have a psychiatric disorder you like your external world stable, espescially since your inner existence is so screwed up. I live in Italy. The lockdown was long, really long (about three months to be precise). Of course, dysfunctional as I am, I did NOT deal … Continue reading How NOT to Survive a Lockdown
I'm particularly adapt at this, I have a series of tips and tricks which are guaranteed to promise you a horrible time: let's get started! 1. Hiding. This of course is method number one. Say you've been dragged to a party against your will, or you're on an outing with friends because for some reason … Continue reading How NOT to Deal with Social Contexts
An honest insight... what it means to have a bad week when you suffer from mixed psychiatric disorders.
I wrote this based on an anxiety attack I had this afternoon. Thankfully, my boyfriend was with me and the incident was resolved with no complications. My heart is beating, fast. Everything around me is so rapid it's confusing me, I can't get a hold of time and space. I hear him talking to me … Continue reading Anxiety Attack
How NOT to be functional 