Polyamory on Purpose Archive

Tag: Anxiety

  • Living with an Abusive Metamour (Guest Post by Liz Gentry)

    This week Liz Gentry of Learning Many Loves has chosen to share her experiences of living with a mentally ill and abusive metamour. Many thanks to Liz for opening up about this difficult experience. Don’t forget to stop back next week, when we’ll be taking a close look at the intersection of abuse and mental…

  • Anxiety Disorders and Polyamory

    This post and others discussing specific mental disorders will reference the Diagnostic and Statistical Manuel of Psychiatry and Psychology, Edition Five (DSM-V). Apologies to my international readers, I’m just not familiar enough with the ICD to use it as a reference. Please note: everyone’s experience of anxiety is different. This is general information meant to…

  • Living with Anxiety

    (This is a completely unedited stream-of-conscious recording of a few minutes in a day with anxiety. Everyone’s experience of anxiety will be different, but I hope this gives you some idea of what living with anxiety can be like.) The anxiety is moderate today. I can do what has to be done, but it’s hard.…