Author Archives: madilynnerhodes

In the beginning of my journey with Annie (my anxiety), I was at a loss about where to even start. I had no clue what was going to help me. Truthfully, I thought it was the end of the world; there was no recovering. As I mentioned in a previous post, I had a friendContinue reading “The Miracle Worker”

Breathing techniques are easy ways to help reduce anxiety in the moment. When I first started to experience anxiety, I always said focusing on breathing gave me more anxiety than I started with. I truly thought that was true and maybe it is for some people, but for me it was just finding the rightContinue reading “Breathing Techniques”

As we all know, the Corona Virus has shifted our lives in more ways than one. Everyone has compromised their lives to keep themselves safe during this pandemic. Many people including myself who struggle daily with anxiety and depression have suffered severely from this pandemic. Keeping myself active is something that has always helped me.Continue reading “COVID-19 and Mental Health”

This place is dark and scary. It seems like you are trapped for a life time. You are still able to go through your day to day life but almost feeling emotionless. It is a weird feeling to live every day but not feel alive. It is a feeling that is so hard to explain.Continue reading “The Dark Tunnel”

Acceptance is the first step in living healthily with anxiety and depression. Acknowledging that yes, I do have anxiety, depression, or both and asking yourself “How am I going to live my life with this?”. You have to accept before anything changes. Acceptance can be done by, mindfulness, consulting with a therapist or a primaryContinue reading “Acceptance”

Hello everyone! My name is Madi. I am currently living in San Marcos, Texas attending the best university ever. GO BOBCATS. San Marcos quickly became home, but I am from a small town about 45 minutes south of Houston called Texas City. I am a transfer student at Texas State University. I came from aContinue reading “Welcome to my Blog!”