[cotton.]

username: cotton.
kalon name: Kyle
how they deal with anxiety [500 word limit]:
Kyle deals with severe social anxiety, as well as agoraphobia. because of this, he rarely spends time outside. but, when he does, he goes with his best friend (bf? idk.) the only way he is able to be in crowded areas is with that friend.
when he suffers from ocd-induced panic attacks, Kyle likes to just rock it out and let his emotions flow alone.
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i... had to base his anxieties/coping skills off of mine. hes too sweet.
oh, and this ends on my bday! woo! one year closer to death<3

[little_light]

username: σptιmus primє
kalon name: sony
how they deal with anxiety [500 word limit]: possible res with smol pet rat
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[rottenmutt]

username: rottenmutt
kalon name: Quiver
how they deal with anxiety [500 word limit]:
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Method: collecting globes and travelling to new places with new people
Standing up yoy heir anxitey instead of hiding

[mango marmalade,,]

username: mango marmalade,,
kalon name: kat
gender: agender
how they deal with anxiety [500 word limit]:
i get stressed often.
i'm afraid of deadlines, scared of being late. i hate procrastinating, yet understand when others do it.
but i can always-
"-breathe."
in. out.
"a-are you okay?" a masculine voice, timid yet firm.
block him out.
i keep my gaze trained on a single spot on the floor. my breath is quick and shallow, and my hands shake. why am i terrified? i don't know. i think-
-someone mentioned a project that's due tomorrow. the-
-deadline. no. deadlines. no.
-my breathing speeds up, getting quicker and quicker. -
-nonon ononONONONONONOOO-
-nononono-
my heart is racing now, my eyes wide and worried.
-nononononononw-
-ait.


stop.


breathe.
i take a breath.
again. slower.
my breathing calms down.
in.
i fill my lungs with clean, crisp air.
out.
i exhale softly, my hard gaze on the carpet becoming softer.
now repeat after me. you are no-
"-t afraid of deadlines."
"excuse me," the man is still there. now he leans down and peers into my vision. he seems nervous. "are you okay?"
i respond confidently. my voice, firm and strong. my hands have stopped shaking.
yes.
"yes i am."
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[avaloafe]

username: ajohanna
kalon name: asaio finn
how they deal with anxiety [500 word limit]: finn lives in the city that never sleeps. a great combination for an anxious, introverted kalon. but that doesn't stop him with his daily life. finn has an exact route that he goes on. from his appartment he goes up 8th avenue and stops at the starbucks at the corner of 8th and 39th. he stays there for a few hours with his grande iced white caramel mocha and studies the people who pass by. he usually listens to the playlist 'life sucks' on spotify while doing so. usually, he'll leave when the playlist is over.
once that has finished, he leaves and goes up one more street to 40th and right in the middle of that street is the drama book shop - containing hundreds of pieces of monologues and other scene work for actors. he was told by one of his college professors that that's where many actors tend to hang out, even the big timers who are waiting for a show, a callback, or an audition. he stays here till it closes - browsing the mass amount of pieces that they have. this is where he can be himself. with his fellow actors. though once he leaves his safe haven, it's back to being paranoid about everyone and everything around you. especially, in the city that never sleeps.

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[Silver Pandorica]

username: Silver Pandorica
kalon name:
how they deal with anxiety [500 word limit]:
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Wow, a kalon I can relate to. Hope I have the time for this <3

[yinsum]

username:
kalon name:
how they deal with anxiety [500 word limit]:
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res

[. charlie puth .]

username;

. charlie puth .

kalon name;

bitgaram

how they deal with anxiety [500 word limit];

bitgaram deals with his anxiety by drawing or talking to friends, he doesn't exactly fi
nd most other methods "helpful". he's a bit more different than that, he likes to draw
on anything, whether it be walls, himself, others, or even walls and floors. his house
is decorated with drawings like these, and when you walk in, you are greeted by som
e of the things that go through his mind when his anxiety takes over. some are scary,
some are sad; but it doesn't exactly bother him what people think, he just wants to
get his anxiety under control. {96/500}

[ServerNurse]

username:Mainstay⊕Medic
kalon name: Arvie

how they deal with anxiety:

Arvie is anxious most of the time, and has a problem of overthinking things. Friend hasn't messaged back yet? nope. they're dead.
probably got into a wreck.
Walking in the park, "How many ways can i possibly die in this very moment?" Thinking through every possible scenario, he always manages to find the worst in any situation, and most of the time it greatly upsets him, which really it would upset anyone. That's his biggest problem to face everyday, and really every night. sometimes overthinking these things can make him paranoid enough to avoid sleeping, and a good nights rest is a nice thought, but something he hasn't seen in a while.

===

Still, although he can't get rid of the thoughts completely or erase or challenge his anxiety, there are little things he can do to cope with it.
"A hot shower and cold ice cream can fix anything"
Something he says a lot, and to him it does fix a lot. if he's at home, it's nothing to put on some music and step in a hot shower. granted, he does do a lot more thinking in the shower as well, but music plays as a distraction and he has the time to think through these impossible scenarios to find the impossibility in them, to calm him down. Ice cream. doesn't help his anxiety much, but is nice when he's upset.

Out and about however, a hot shower isn't always available, nor is music appropriate in every situation. Arvie is a big fan of science fiction, and he has a problem with fidgeting when anxious. he'll mess with anything in his hands, pluck at clothes or pull at his tail or hair. to deter the more self destructive behaviours, he carries a coin.

===

A Bronze coin who's blue paint is almost completely worn off. Depicted on it, is the hitchhiker's thumbs up, and on the other side the raised words "DON'T PANIC"
He received the coin at the first small convention he went to. he doesn't like talking to people much, or going out in crowded places, but in the moment when he got his book signed, and was given the Hitchhiker's Coin, there was a moment of calm. he laughed and talked, albeit nervously, but he enjoyed himself, and the coin is a nice reminder of the good things that can happen too.

Rubbing the coin helps keep his hands busy, tracing his fingers over the words "DON'T PANIC" reminds him of that message. it also give him more to think about. alternate plants and universes. universes where whatever he's thinking won't happen, or will happen.
The coin reminds him of that escape and calms him down, giving him the opportunity to think more about other places and what might happen there instead of the bad that might happen here.

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Art of the kalon by me
Header art from xXXx
Image for Coin from: xXXx

[cyborgishly]

cyborgishly

res!!!