Anxiety
By Annie Doherty I grew up in a family full of mental health fun. The men on my Dad’s side are bipolar and the majority of the women in my family deal with depression–and we all have a large helping of anxiety. From a family viewpoint, things have been an open dialogue for the most part. My battle with anxiety began when I was 8 years old. I had panic attacks every time I went to bed and had no idea how to articulate to my parents what was happening,