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Personal Story 05.22.2017

Kayleigh's Story

KayleighPic.jpgI have battled more at the age of 25 than most humans do in a lifetime. Take a moment to think of the most dreadfully painful experience you have had – I can empathize with you.

Personal Story 05.22.2017

Stephanie's Story

Stephanie-C.pngStephanie generously shared her story and her struggle with anxiety and depression with the ADAA community last year (and has been very grateful for the support she re

Personal Story 05.12.2017

Glow Again

Glow-AganTEAM.JPG"My name is Mariah Dellinger and I am a junior at Lake High School in Stark County Ohio.

Personal Story 05.08.2017

Breaking the Stigma Through Art

MarkBermudez.JPGMark Bermudez, an art student at Florida International University, reached out to ADAA a few months ago to let us know that he was working on a project for his Graph

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The challenge for me was I’m not just creating these posters for myself, but for everyone who views them; and follows your organization. I really wanted to create posters that were uplifting.
Personal Story 05.05.2017

Being Ok with Not Being Ok

ChinaMcCarney.jpgI have lived with anxiety since 2009. I was 22 years old. My first panic attack occurred that year.

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"My life began to change when I started to embrace my anxiety instead of being embarrassed by it."
Personal Story 05.02.2017

Scarlett Garden

ScarlettGarden.pngMarisa Herrera-Keehn, Lance Rodriguez, Stephen Terry, and Bethany Martin created their senior thesis together - a short film called "Scarle

Personal Story 01.02.2017

Erika's School Project

Erika-StressBalls.JPGErika is a distinguished scholar at the Grosse Ile Middle School in Michigan.

Personal Story 12.07.2016

Becoming the Change

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Give yourself permission to accept help and to seek resources that can help you
Personal Story 10.11.2016

Do the Impossible: Healing From Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

After lots of falling down and getting back up again in the process of recovery, I now know that PTSD is not a life sentence. Today my nightmares are gone, I rarely startle, and incredibly I have fallen in love with life. The world isn’t out to get me after all, and I feel safe. Finally, I am living in real time and not trapped in the past.
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We are more powerful than PTSD
Personal Story 09.14.2016

GAD: Hard to Recognize

Meredith-Arthur-websize.jpgGeneralized anxiety disorder can be hard to recognize because you may not think of yourself as worried or anxious.

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The worst era of my anxiety disorder was the time before I knew I had it. I knew something was wrong, but not what.