Alex Simmons…I’m Not Getting a Cat (Yet?)I’ve decided I need to slow it down, pump the breaks, and enjoy my life a bit more. Things are good. I don’t want another life in my…Oct 9, 2019Oct 9, 2019
Alex SimmonsI’m Getting a CatFresh off this latest anxiety attack/panic attack/mental breakdown, et al, I’ve realized something that I’ve honestly known for a long…Oct 2, 2019Oct 2, 2019
Alex SimmonsA Product of My Own AnxietyI’ve been working at my current office for exactly one year and, oh, three or four days? It’s a grueling 9–5 job with benefits, free…Oct 1, 2019Oct 1, 2019
Alex SimmonsI Took Half a Year off This Blog……and now I’m back! Fresh off a recent panic attack, I’ve come to the conclusion that I need this blog. And maybe you do too? I don’t know…Sep 30, 2019Sep 30, 2019
Alex SimmonsWhen the Now Becomes the ThenIt’s so easy for me to get caught up in the same old everyday occurrences of life. It seems like every day is the same — it’s no greater…Apr 3, 2019Apr 3, 2019
Alex SimmonsApril Fools’ Day…Today was April Fools’ Day. Every day feels like April Fools’ Day in 2019. I think the holiday should be cancelled, to be honest. Do we…Apr 2, 2019Apr 2, 2019
Alex SimmonsEnjoying he Writing ProcessI wrote this post at the tail-end of my four-hour free-hand writing marathon day yesterday:Apr 2, 2019Apr 2, 2019
Alex SimmonsMy Desire to CreateThis blog really is the first real creative endeavor I’ve set out upon it didn’t have an obligation or an end goal attached to it. This…Apr 2, 2019Apr 2, 2019
Alex SimmonsA Breakdown on BreaksI’ve written at length about perfectionism — trying to better myself, being disappointed with certain things, etc — and I think I’m…Apr 2, 2019Apr 2, 2019
Alex SimmonsPlanningI plan a lot and I think over-planning can really result in anxiety and feelings of lost control and panic. I’ve tried often to outline a…Apr 1, 2019Apr 1, 2019