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About 40 million adults in the United States suffer from anxiety (according to the ADAA). That's about 18% of the whole US adults population, yet the society still often misunderstands it. Luckily, India-based illustrator Pranita Kocharekar, who has suffered from anxiety herself, has started a project titled "Acknowledge Anxiety", which lets us peek into the reality of the health disorder. The project features a series of illustrations, showing what anxious people experience.
"I want to tell people that they're not alone", Kocharekar told Bored Panda. "Mental illness can really be difficult to handle and knowing that you're not alone itself is a saving grace."
More info: Instagram | Acknowledge Anxiety | #AcknowledgeAnxiety (h/t: huffingtonpost)
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#1
You Overthink Everything
SapphireDolphin10 9 years ago
This is me, I rlly hate the food chain cuz it's not fair... I have anxiety btw
Heather Cox 9 years ago
This could have gone much further. My mom is a prime example of an over-thinker. Who goes off and ponders why some girls shave part of their hair and try to come up with a deep meaning behind trendy styles.
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#2
When You're Sick And You Ask Dr. Internet For Cure
Yvonne Bernal 9 years ago
I'd rather go to the airport for my medical advice. - I can get a free x-ray, breast exam; and if I mention certain 'words or terms' they'll even give me a free colonoscopy.
Amanda Panda 9 years ago
I'm never going to look at an airport the same way again lol
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#3
They Don't Call You On Time And You Break A Sweat
Amanda Panda 9 years ago
This is actually a big one for me, especially if you add being introverted into the mix because you have to mentally prep yourself for a phone call, so when its super delayed or doesn't happen, its kind of a big deal.
artbyce 9 years ago
Or, when people take HOURS to text back. Whew..... It feels obsessive almost, the feeling such intense anxiety causes.
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SapphireDolphin10 9 years ago
I do this a lot,if someone doesn't text me back but they read it I freakout and try to figure out why there mad at me(their usually not tho)
Heather Cox 9 years ago
More annoying than anything. Worse is when they never call back at all.
#4
You're Extremely Indecisive
Heather Cox 9 years ago
I'm brutally honest with myself to the point I don't know if someone is asking for a truthful answer or a fabricated one.
#5
When You Hear Rustling At Night, You Make Up Scenarios Of A Being Stabbed To Death
SapphireDolphin10 9 years ago
Me! I stay up till 4am shivering and thinking about my funeral. I've even wrote a will..... I'm 12 and have anxiety
Michel Guntern 9 years ago
Not me. I sleep so soundly, I could be stabbed to death and still not wake up.
Silent Skeleton 9 years ago
whenever my parents are about an hour late from the time they said they'd be back from a party, I go to thinking that theyve gotten into a car accident and died
#6
When Your Boss Wants To See You In The Office... The Walk Is A Hard, Hard One
Amanda Panda 9 years ago
or anytime anyone texts you "we need to talk" .... will literally lose sleep.
maryhadalittlelamb 9 years ago
are we not supposed to be bothered by that? =x *what is it about what is it about*
Load More Replies... SapphireDolphin10 9 years ago
I'm 12 so I don't work, but if my teacher calls me I'm just like 'Ahhhhhh don't kill me, what did I do?'
#7
You Check For Your Phone Before Sitting In The Cab, While In The Cab, And After Getting Out Of the cab - twice
Michel Guntern 9 years ago
I check my wallet before sitting in the cab, while in the cab, and after getting out of the cab -- twice!
#8
You're Forever Paranoid And Over Cautious
SapphireDolphin10 9 years ago
This is me when I see a kid tipping back on there chair at school, I'm so tense I look constipated. :(
Michel Guntern 9 years ago
What was the excuse for going on the first one?
Load More Replies... Heather Cox 9 years ago
My mom constantly reminds herself that she's a single woman living in a house and thinks about all the bad that can come out of it.
#9
Have You Locked The Apartment Door?
Heather Cox 9 years ago
I'm more concerned with remembering to put the chain lock on since the nosy, barging in caretakers have a key.
#10
Meditation Is Like...
iblowsheep 9 years ago
This one is definitely me. same thing when i wake up at 3am for no reason.
#11
You Have Irrational Fears
maryhadalittlelamb 9 years ago
ever thought if we are mini-creatures living in a world of giants. our universe is a small part of their world so we have never seen them before.
SapphireDolphin10 9 years ago
This is me. Scared of mosquitos, mascots, zombies, bugs flying into my ear, ticks, earwigs living in my brain, and much more
#12
You Can't Read The Newspaper Because...
SapphireDolphin10 9 years ago
Today I almost started crying during Petes Dragon because it showcased the cruelty of humans and death,small kids thought I was crazy I'm 12
#13
You Subconsciously Worry About Having Nothing To Worry About
Aoibhin Twomey 9 years ago
This happens to me all the time! I'm like, I should be worried about something!!
#14
Video Games Press All Of Your Stress Buttons
Heather Cox 9 years ago
I'm horrible with pacman. As soon as the munching things are right there I consider myself dead.
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What do you think ?
Autumn 9 years ago
Oh. If this is what people with anxiety feel like, then I think I have it. Is there any way of knowing for sure?
Virginia Stackhouse 9 years ago
I worry a lot about stuff that always ends up to be fine. I worry constantly abut if I closed the living room window after I left the apartment of if for sure my alarm is turned on I check and recheck it and I also worry about bills.
Andalee Belldandy 9 years ago
I love these! Thank you so much for sharing your artwork. They are beautiful illustrations and such an excellent depiction of anxiety disorders. instagram.com/andalee.illustrates
Nancy Arnold 8 years ago
I think everyone has anxiety could be minor to really bad , my daughter has , she lost her last 3 years of school because of it
Stephanie Gwynne Green 9 years ago
i can relate to most of these and i am in a long term relationship. I worry overtime that eventually my lad my split up with me because of the same ways that were illustrated here 😒😯
Kylie McGuire 9 years ago
i dont think this is an accurate illustration of what anxiety is really like for most people who have anxiety. its a good start point for people who dont have it to understand but these seem more normal concerns. anxiety is more incredibly irrational thoughts which make you irrationally upset, worried, overthinking and distressed. it is continuous in many cases. i just hope that you dont consider you have anxiety just from the cartoon above.... these all seem pretty normal reactions to things.
Autumn 9 years ago
Oh. If this is what people with anxiety feel like, then I think I have it. Is there any way of knowing for sure?
Virginia Stackhouse 9 years ago
I worry a lot about stuff that always ends up to be fine. I worry constantly abut if I closed the living room window after I left the apartment of if for sure my alarm is turned on I check and recheck it and I also worry about bills.
Andalee Belldandy 9 years ago
I love these! Thank you so much for sharing your artwork. They are beautiful illustrations and such an excellent depiction of anxiety disorders. instagram.com/andalee.illustrates
Nancy Arnold 8 years ago
I think everyone has anxiety could be minor to really bad , my daughter has , she lost her last 3 years of school because of it
Stephanie Gwynne Green 9 years ago
i can relate to most of these and i am in a long term relationship. I worry overtime that eventually my lad my split up with me because of the same ways that were illustrated here 😒😯
Kylie McGuire 9 years ago
i dont think this is an accurate illustration of what anxiety is really like for most people who have anxiety. its a good start point for people who dont have it to understand but these seem more normal concerns. anxiety is more incredibly irrational thoughts which make you irrationally upset, worried, overthinking and distressed. it is continuous in many cases. i just hope that you dont consider you have anxiety just from the cartoon above.... these all seem pretty normal reactions to things.
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