83 Interviews With People Struggling With Anxiety

We have interviewed 83 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 Therapy, Medication and Baking Help Me Navigate Depression and OCD

How Therapy, Medication and Baking Help Me Navigate Depression and OCD

April 18, 2024
Helped by: Medication, Self-improvement, Therapy, Treatment
How I Found My Self-Worth After Battling Chronic Pain, Anxiety and Panic Attacks

How I Found My Self-Worth After Battling Chronic Pain, Anxiety and Panic Attacks

April 16, 2024
Helped by: Medication, Self-Care, Self-improvement, Therapy
How a Mindset Change Helped Me Break Free From Childhood Trauma and Toxicity

How a Mindset Change Helped Me Break Free From Childhood Trauma and Toxicity

April 11, 2024
Helped by: Mindfulness, Reinventing yourself, Self-improvement, Therapy

Want to share your story too?

👉 Help thousands of people around the world by sharing your own story. We would love to publish your interview and have a positive impact on the world together. Learn more here.

Are you struggling with anxiety?

I’ve interviewed 83 people struggling with anxiety, and here are the top 5 most mentioned tips that helped these people overcome anxiety:

  1. Therapy (54 people helped)
  2. Self-improvement (44 people helped)
  3. Self-Care (30 people helped)
  4. Social support (28 people helped)
  5. Medication (23 people helped)

The data from our 83 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.

Read all the case studies

Aidan Pilet Featured Image

Case studies

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

Rachel Eileen Featured Image

Case studies

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

Kage Burton Featured Image

Case studies

How an ADHD Diagnosis Helped Me Understand My Life and Turn It Around With Therapy

“Oftentimes males are super hesitant to open up to strangers about their feelings and what they’ve got going on in their life. Yet, I took the approach of I need the help and this person is here to help me and this was one of the best things I could’ve done.”

Struggled with:
ADHD
Anxiety
Childhood
Depression
Panic attacks

Helped by:
Journaling
Medication
Self-improvement

Therapy

Tiffany McGee Featured Image

Case studies

Therapy and Medication Helped Me Overcome Depression, Anxiety and Burnout From Work

“My therapist played a crucial role in guiding me through this journey. She encouraged me to undergo medical checkups, which led to getting my hormone levels checked and eventually starting on medication. This medical intervention, combined with therapy, laid the foundation for my healing process.”

Struggled with:
Anxiety
Depression
Panic attacks
Stress

Helped by:
Journaling
Medication
Mindfulness
Self-Care
Therapy

Sarah Ezrin Featured Image

Case studies

Meditation and Wellness Helped Me Navigate GAD and Transform My Life

“I began medication, which can be a bit of a taboo in the wellness and yoga worlds. A lot of people believe you can ‘heal’ yourself through diet and meditation. But I had been trying that approach my whole life and though I definitely had periods where my anxiety was lessened, this was a point where I needed way more help.”

Struggled with:
Anxiety
Postpartum depression
Stress

Helped by:
Medication
Meditation
Self-improvement
Therapy

Victoria Nielsen Featured Image

Case studies

Yoga Helped Me Overcome Anxiety, Binge Eating and Body Dysmorphia

“At my worst moments, post-college, I think I truly hated myself. Again, to the outside eye, I was high-functioning, but I was making really poor decisions. I was cheating on my boyfriend at the time, partying for all hours, and doing anything I could to escape my reality.”

Struggled with:
Anxiety
Eating disorder
Miscarriage
Negative body image

Helped by:
Journaling
Mindfulness
Self-Care
Self-improvement