Tag: anxiety

• ‘No manual for that’: Mental health & FA

  One of the things I want people to know about life with Friedreichs ataxia is how prevalent the struggle with mental health is. Anxiety, depression and hopelessness can often put you in a cloud, but I also want to share a message of hope that waits on the other side of that cloud.

  Noah Griffith

  November 6, 2024

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  anxiety, ataxia, depression, disability, disability-advocate, fighting-ataxia, friedreichs-ataxia, health, hope, livingwithataxia, mental-health, mental-illness, rare-disease

• The power in vulnerability

  Sometimes, when I deal with a new symptom of FA or one that has progressed and caused a new issue, it makes me feel so isolated. No one at my age deals with these problems. What is wrong with me? The reality is that the world is full of pain and suffering, but it’s rarely…

  Noah Griffith

  January 17, 2024

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  anxiety, blog, disability, disability-advocate, empowering, hope, inspiring, vulnerability