China McCarney was 22 when he was first diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder and panic disorder. And in the eight years since, he’s worked tirelessly to erase the stigma surrounding mental illness and to connect people to the resources they need to fight it. He...
Many have said they can’t imagine ever being so down as to want to kill themselves. Others of you understand all too well what depression in its severest forms can do to your thinking. The self-hatred, the loss of hope, the inability to find joy and happiness in...
On April 8, 2016, I read a Facebook post reporting that Ex-Kansas University football player Brandon Bourbon committed suicide. “Oh no…no, no, no,” I whispered back at the screen. You would have thought I knew him. You would have thought we were related by the rush of...
By China McCarney My name is China McCarney and I have been blessed with an anxiety disorder. How can you say that? “Blessed” with an anxiety disorder? Of course I did not always look at my anxiety disorder as a blessing. I had my first panic attack 8 years ago and...
by China McCarney, Founder – Athletes Against Anxiety and Depression Anxiety and panic attacks can be overwhelming, debilitating and tough to overcome. At times, it can feel downright impossible to pull yourself out of a moment of extreme panic. I know for me...
