Self-Diagnosed Anxiety
Maybe some of you don't know it, but I often go through periods of mild to moderate anxiety. Anxiety at this level isn't something I've ever experienced until earlier this year, and although it doesn't come on frequently, when it does it seems to stop me in my tracks. I know I am not alone. Because (according to the internet) it's Mental Health week, I wanted to share my experience with anxiety and depression. I have never been to anyone for a diagnosis so this is a self-diagnosis and I could be a little off...but I feel it is anxiety. I think living abroad in Korea makes a lot people a bit more worried or conscious about things we never even considered before. For example, being Canadian, before coming to Korea I had never once had to pay for health care. I never had to worry about going a little too often and paying for those visits. I often avoid going until I really need to, even if I am worried about what ever the problem is, making me even more worried tha...