Anxiety Self Help

Hayao Miyazaki is my all-time favorite filmmaker. I also like other Studio Ghibli films, Studio 4°C, Disney, Satoshi Kon, Don Bluthe, Monty Python, Stanley Kubrick, Wes Anderson, and Quentin Tarantino.

Howl's Moving Castle, Kiki's Delivery Service, The Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, Amelie, Arashi no Yoru Ni, Stand By Me, The Plague Dogs, The Last Unicorn, Unico, The Secret of NIMH, The Royal Tenenbaums, Bambi, The Lion King, Osamu Tezuka's Metropolis, Edward Scissorhands, Labyrinth, The Wizard of Oz, Zoolander

And I'm sticking TV shows here too: Lost, Avatar, South Park, Firefly, Buffy, Monty Python's Flying Circus, The Kids in the Hall, The X-Files, Adult Swim.

And lots and lots of anime, some favorites are: FLCL, Cardcaptor Sakura, Revolutionary Girl Utena, Paranoia Agent, Cowboy Bebop, Eureka Seven, Honey & Clover, Princess Tutu, Planetes, Ouran Koukou Host Club.

Indie rock/indie pop, alternative, classical. I love stuff that's melodic, thoughtful, clever and/or funny and dislike stuff that's loud, angry, and/or angsty.

The Decemberists, Neutral Milk Hotel, The Shins, The Pillows, Sigur Ros, They Might Be Giants, Elf Power, Imogen Heap, Frou Frou, Apples in Stereo, Ash, Radiohead, movie & anime sound tracks, Wizard Rock

Favorite authors include Shakespeare, Douglas Adams, Edward Gorey, Lewis Carroll, Tove Jansson, Meredith Ann Pierce, Chuck Palahniuk, David Sedaris, and Gregory Maguire.

The Plague Dogs, Watership Down, The Last Unicorn, Harry Potter, A Series of Unfortunate Events, Animal Liberation, A Clockwork Orange, Never Let Me Go, His Dark Materials, the Abhorsen trilogy, Goodbye Chunky Rice, V for Vendetta.

And some manga: Death Note, Loveless, Berserk, Akira, Reborn!, Fruits Basket, Azumanga Daioh, Yotsuba&!, Narutaru, Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou, Koi Kaze, all things CLAMP, many many more.

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So, hello, I'm Jen. I suffer from manic depression, social phobia, avoidant personality disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder.

Wow! So much has changed this past year, and this section was completely out of date. I'm no longer a social recluse. I've made some wonderful friends, including my boyfriend, who is the most amazing person I've ever met; everyone is completely supportive, and they've really changed my life, and saved me from myself.

The depression and anxiety are hardly problems anymore. I'm still out of school and don't have a job, but I know I'm ready to get back to it, though I still don't have much motivation.

But I've never enjoyed life as much as I do now; I never really knew I could enjoy life this much; it seems like every day is better than the last; it's all a bit surreal.

And thanks to everyone from this site who has supported me through this! You guys are great!

I'm very much looking forward to working through my problems, and really getting my life in order.

animals, animation, anime/manga, anthropology, collecting, comics, crafting, creepy things, cute things, fandom, fantasy/sci-fi, literature, mythology, nature, Nintendo, origami/papercraft, photography, Sanrio, San-X, science, toys, vegetables, video games, web culture

animal cruelty, anti-intellectualism, country music, homophobia and other prejudices, loud noise, meat, smoking, people who kill bugs just because they're there, people who actually believe blondes are less intelligent

crafting, doodling, papercraft, playing with my pets, reading, wandering, daydreaming