Ebook150 pages2 hours
Trapped Inside an Anxious Mind and My Journey Out: from a Therapist’S Perspective.
By Sara Leeson
Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
()
About this ebook
Growing up in a house where domestic violence occurs is terrifying. It is devastating for the victim and also for the children who witness it. I felt unsafe and alone inside my house and outside in the world most of the time. Traumatic events affect people in different ways I struggled with fear and critical self-talk. My anxiety and nervousness later led to medicating with alcohol and desperately needing validation from others.
Turning into a people-pleaser to avoid harm was not a wise thing to do. Rather than protect me, often times, it put me in regrettable situations. When this happened, I would say to myself, How could a nice girl like me behave in such a terrible manner? I began hating myself. I began having panic attacks when I was a teenagerI couldnt breathe and gasped for air.
Trauma produced the perfect storm to experience relationship problems, which included a fear of intimacy and commitment. It also produced insecurity and a huge need for connection. I believe I was born to be anxious. I think recovery is about recovering whatever has been lost through trauma, abuse, addiction or neglect.
Turning into a people-pleaser to avoid harm was not a wise thing to do. Rather than protect me, often times, it put me in regrettable situations. When this happened, I would say to myself, How could a nice girl like me behave in such a terrible manner? I began hating myself. I began having panic attacks when I was a teenagerI couldnt breathe and gasped for air.
Trauma produced the perfect storm to experience relationship problems, which included a fear of intimacy and commitment. It also produced insecurity and a huge need for connection. I believe I was born to be anxious. I think recovery is about recovering whatever has been lost through trauma, abuse, addiction or neglect.
Author
Sara Leeson
Sara has advanced degrees in Counselling, Psychology and Social Work. She openly shares her personal journey of experiencing trauma and the anxiety that accompanies it. Sara continues to manage her anxiety. She is a therapist and lives with her spouse in a town in Ontario, Canada.
Related to Trapped Inside an Anxious Mind and My Journey Out
Related ebooks
Transforming Venus: How to Get Unstuck and Let Your Inner Goddess out to Play Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSelf-Love: A Path to Healing Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFrom Depressive to Impressive: Overcoming My Depression Through Science, Psychology, and Spirit Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Higher Maintenance: Managing the Dragon That Is Chronic Illness Transcending Limiting Beliefs and Finding Happiness in the Moment Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsYou Are Your Own Inspiration: How Facing Your Own Fears and Challenges Can Inspire You Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBlooming into Consciousness: The Evolution of Your Soul Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsShift With Symbols: 13 Sacred Symbols to Create a Peaceful Life Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsEmbrace Your Emotions Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTransforming Fear and Anxiety into Power: Life Lessons and the Path to Healing Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsOpen Your Heart to the True You: A Useful Guide to Finding Happiness Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsOvercoming Inner Pain That Nobody Sees. Spiritual Care to Expose Depression, Anxiety, and Traumas Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBreaking Free: From Probation Officer to Psychic Medium. Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsResilience: The Strength of a Woman Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsReflections from the Shadows Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMood, Food and Gratitude: Healing from the Way We Think Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLove Like You've Never Been Hurt Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTraveling Light: How Your Thoughts Can Ease Your Life’S Journey Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFive Days In The Trees Near The Water: Eight Years Into Recovery Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFor All You Know:: Possible Reasons You May Still Be Unhappy on the Path to Enlightenment Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsModern Day Shapeshifting: Living by Soul Design Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Clear Blue Mind Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDivine Downloads: Transforming Through Trauma Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHypnotherapy for Happiness: Easing Anxiety Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBreaking Free of Bullying Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMindful Wellness: Being Happy Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsYou Are… Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsYour Soul Is in Your Symptoms: Self-Sabotage and the Search for Healing Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSelf-Sabotage: the Art of Screwing Up: Understanding the How, Where, When, and Why We All Do It! Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Personal Memoirs For You
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Diary of a Young Girl Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, HER Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Dry: A Memoir Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Lost Connections: Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression – and the Unexpected Solutions Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Stolen Life: A Memoir Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Glass Castle: A Memoir Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I'm Glad My Mom Died Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Bad Mormon: A Memoir Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Child Called It: One Child's Courage to Survive Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Mommie Dearest Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: the heartfelt, funny memoir by a New York Times bestselling therapist Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Just Mercy: a story of justice and redemption Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Taste: My Life Through Food Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Man of Two Faces: A Memoir, A History, A Memorial Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Yes Please Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Mediocre Monk: A Stumbling Search for Answers in a Forest Monastery Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Becoming Sister Wives: The Story of an Unconventional Marriage Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Stash: My Life in Hiding Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Solutions and Other Problems Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5My Story Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Why Fish Don't Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Whiskey in a Teacup: What Growing Up in the South Taught Me About Life, Love, and Baking Biscuits Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Son of Hamas: A Gripping Account of Terror, Betrayal, Political Intrigue, and Unthinkable Choices Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Becoming Free Indeed: My Story of Disentangling Faith from Fear Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Billion Years: My Escape From a Life in the Highest Ranks of Scientology Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Related categories
Reviews for Trapped Inside an Anxious Mind and My Journey Out
Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
0 ratings
0 ratings0 reviews
Book preview
Trapped Inside an Anxious Mind and My Journey Out - Sara Leeson
nQa book_preview_excerpt.html }Zrܶ~\&UND.-X첔uCbfC^j_TkI#fxٿz7dO\_;1/^ΚS.'*ɄI[*[ڽY93FW0~Xjol7]<2[_*
xumf}16PAT|8¢Uj3ٞżahm31nOww1qkΧmvf7\gz7>F'rƎxj0KFVXqmCq*ăEVC;vqRk۬58)ڜ;_xee|f~+79&H;2WO_^vls*u,lŋo/Ŵ'}g[_Φq:;26
]S4FXݙ~\5Рc]0M3l/Z`waq_$ٸ\X:UxnM'un8W2Uc}Eo<[70Thrauu:U}"נ
MXRpVVM뒈oQ͵"w8c.es4P{f'5tq6?pun45هDz b{O;4+8 pJ˒-%8pUnkGfR~ʻVwCo1W?"Zf}@t:;`5
{Z7[8hC효GJw&QiƘh2}`h,}=ȼ_/~:ϟ6g7=t |pH1[@/~~?? S~1O?ɋW/#Kp#7>|R~zw%ęp.(2#?j>tV!: [Ns9^م{/^Ӻ
kmw5_w5ܹQS/v.g="~;u{57Ya?~Ŀߙ~UEo*3ؙw7k>?_qH !/PKnz-g)gw߅at@
\|LśW~lX5v~` ΐ,Ϗhcnf VƦ&J╕@$-rҋ%3)p-G\%KzچQ"@/zp\!ildq˵zr_v۰(/3&1GmfT\\|pۛ+al٬JŻ96o7vi!H`F]
wIYO<8-[ӑ>$tKO2/LdWy?۫4EY)
8}CXhOsm4 Iw &:Py:9i-%^ KLĪ%D"->u/(a@ܭpw|F&MVbEn*AՇF)+$:ӳԅ&lw!=(>F5 'RL\olm*jKg!'V"I
;;j%2Z}{^*N\ATi?Q
]UC^45'I;@ݴ7Xv=6^maic='fal/m>;=5Wi\o8Xb'43?;'>
I4 ^u֊I&U7Uz}v h2= EU^9U$,߳7H܀,;(!r!NzuU@>n13&hWIGx'^
ZZ⒤|=geMnZ BDڳЀ1\Y#CS~"1Ul!;GQN*V+jXIq ̆uaZ M¡iQBIe7Yerz4lsmA8YbC!>-AD(rl"@smw0T,XC},`℅/}ABQk8z.q1?Yp~OEZh$0mB[M-CHKu!vlEkvMK
#GÐfx)G8Ff ]Y:EqDXUV))fKҠ+Kښ` `-yxV~`MǤCcʳve91S^ˠNS˕r3,g f;n\0>ddK
Y2gj&%˓9aԌ1eD]0i썸GogiLwluڐ>dGjZP!"hpńC,WUAע qD
R'yTw8*A##&nEׇ)OU*|O9Y=:1u}-)!l>0'KUiqT)W`Tķǖݍ#g|w$#yX']CN岞Dc
)Y8@R$!&O%UmsmZ-7})6 k!-q-%f H76I#.t? aǵ~}o߱A,Bqb~v>"<p>j,J>Zb.?v(L}h +#-g5-5y2ZsJ{q`g~O_O$R:8y<@!d,d~3< xKߕFf@Var,Rg`7k683b?!Ugky3qvC3&i^* kZ'*d.(
<lmz {/!)p]}9Lp 8Ӿ#+F<L4y`9-+K>cr/aq/C5lFMl8yD7?$64\W#8ޒ6KӠmkW/*
<= S'?W(?S.KHٓ$3!lؘbIv^:[Jg~Fָ
VemrmDw!beM27[Ec}=Kwc1n}cKWJaJZ.-\++3LG@ҟ,BLqx)Hi% a~P̜gx`W!NP^DM`ǃ,1ݾwRs0{b1ǥ2qԙt: *)EiyP]T =,OjBU8I*R晆ֶMSI.%!ZD1ݰ*-UqLm%ݲ*YDSZ~^Qjqmtc蕠STuD"I!Wl"Uι?Np
:jV@K{g(cA*Fa&9j]
RjE/tN6WfR6մ3vixL#[(|~A@Blmkr.O$O`>1N+aeE .m~bRޯ%^-8̻56rP5\/$ty)N
B/Ow?DA >$֏5Ͷݵ}R⛏7ߞr,SH+n$8
ʉPv],}6@2IȥG{9T4Tenl&+٫\Wt,6Jyb=;(S:m3kD
Ug