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Asaad Manzar | How I used honesty and action to overcome my anxiety

(09/26/21 10:49pm)

I vividly remember my first-year panic episode. It occurred the night before I had to deliver a major speech for my communications seminar. I woke up at 4:30 in the morning, drenched in sweat, shivering, struggling to catch my breath. After realizing this was a panic attack, I began performing breathing exercises in an attempt to slow myself down, but these didn’t help. Eventually, it ceased on its own. But even though I’d stopped physically panicking, I continued to experience overwhelming anxiety for the remainder of that morning. It was overwhelming enough that I ditched my major speech.

https://www.thedp.com/article/2021/09/upenn-anxiety-caps-mental-health-freshman

Asaad Manzar | We need to rethink our pandemic habits

(06/24/21 9:12pm)

The past 15 months have undoubtedly been one of the most trying periods of our lives. Within the Penn community, we have endured isolation, continued racial injustice, and an exacerbated mental health crisis. But as the pandemic finally subsides now, and Penn realizes our hopes of a normal fall, many of us have a common question: Will things get better?

https://www.thedp.com/article/2021/06/pandemic-habits-covid-19-summer-self-improvement

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