89 Interviews With People Struggling With Anxiety

We have interviewed 89 people who have struggled with anxiety. These stories are full of tips on how to overcome anxiety.

Most recent stories of people struggling with anxiety

How Volunteering and Self-Acceptance Helped Me Rebuild My Mental Health

How Volunteering and Self-Acceptance Helped Me Rebuild My Mental Health

November 28, 2024
Helped by: Self-acceptance, Social support, Volunteering
A Formal Diagnosis Inspired my Passion to Tackle Mental Healthcare Access For Everyone

A Formal Diagnosis Inspired my Passion to Tackle Mental Healthcare Access For Everyone

October 30, 2024
Helped by: Social support, Therapy
My Journey From Constant Self-Doubt and Anxiety to Becoming a Bestselling Author

My Journey From Constant Self-Doubt and Anxiety to Becoming a Bestselling Author

September 24, 2024
Helped by: Self-improvement

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Are you struggling with anxiety?

I’ve interviewed 89 people struggling with anxiety, and here are the top 5 most mentioned tips that helped these people overcome anxiety:

  1. Therapy (57 people helped)
  2. Self-improvement (46 people helped)
  3. Self-Care (30 people helped)
  4. Social support (29 people helped)
  5. Medication (25 people helped)

The data from our 89 interviews

In our many years of publishing helpful mental health content, we always received questions from our readers about specific situations. While we have a lot of helpful tips to share on how to be happier, we simply can’t offer advice for every situation.

That’s why I’ve set out to interview folks with every type of mental health struggle. My job as an interviewer is to categorize these interviews and present them in a way that is most helpful to our readers.

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My Journey to Self-Compassion Amidst Depression, Anxiety and Suicidal Thoughts

“This suicidal edge coupled with stress, anxiety, and loneliness made me stop working as a human being. In just two months I had spiraled down into the darkest hole which has ever existed for me. There didn’t exist Marina anymore, merely a depressive and neurotic copy of her, who was unable to laugh and sleep.”

Struggled with:
Anxiety
Depression
Panic attacks
Stress
Suicidal

Helped by:
Self-acceptance
Self-improvement
Therapy

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Therapy Helped Me Overcome Depression and Better Cope With Chronic Health Conditions

“I clearly remember feeling like I was stuck deep down at the bottom of a dark hole where I could barely breathe. It was especially disturbing because I didn’t care if I stayed down there and never saw light again. Looking back, I realize that my severe depressive episode had been building for years, but I didn’t really notice it.”

Struggled with:
Anxiety
Chronic pain
Depression

Helped by:
Mindfulness
Self-Care
Self-improvement
Therapy

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How Sobriety, Therapy, and Self-Care Help Me Navigate BPD and Bipolar Disorder Better

“I used to have a mindset of: “poor me” – “I’m just a victim” and “none of this is my fault”. Eventually, I knew I had to change that narrative to one of control. I had to take accountability for the things that I could change, and be honest about the things I was doing that were making everything worse.”

Struggled with:
Anxiety
Bipolar Disorder
Borderline Personality Disorder
Depression
Suicidal

Helped by:
Exercise
Religion
Self-Care
Self-improvement

Therapy

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Conquering Alcoholism and Hopelessness And Helping Others Do the Same

“I used alcohol to deal with stress, anxiety, boredom–essentially any negative feeling that I didn’t want to experience. I was also using it to try to generate positive feelings–to celebrate, to have fun, to socialize. Turning to alcohol for so many different reasons made it hard to control. I started by setting rules for myself, like only drinking on the weekends and only after a certain hour. But I consistently broke those rules, so they kept getting looser and looser.”

Struggled with:
Addiction
Anxiety
Depression

Helped by:
Exercise
Rehab
Self-improvement

Therapy

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How I’m Navigating Lifelong Anxiety With Breathwork and Better Boundaries

“I found that practicing breathwork and working on my breathing was more than 50% of my battle. Not breathing correctly caused my anxiety to be triggered easier and with my breathing being shallow, it made it hard to talk at length. I believe this kept me in fight, flight, freeze mode for prolonged periods of time.”

Struggled with:
Anxiety
Depression
Stress

Helped by:
Mindfulness
Self-Care
Self-improvement

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Dealing With ADHD and Anxiety And Becoming a Happier Me

“My immune system became very weak and I was sick nearly every week. Then, when I did feel better, my resting heart rate was so high I could hardly workout without worrying about my safety. On top of that, I started having issues with anxiety around people and new situations and began having panic attacks at night.”

Struggled with:
ADHD
Anxiety
Panic attacks

Helped by:
Journaling
Meditation
Self-Care
Self-improvement