kmiddlepencil
10-04-2016, 08:46 PM
Hello all, my name is Kelly.
I have suffered from anxiety and depression on and off for the past four years. At its worst, I was having panic attacks everyday and was forced to take a break from my internship to move cross-country back home to get medical treatment. I have tried many coping methods (as most of you probably have) and find that while medication helped most, I could often manage by doing other activities like meditation and distracting myself with puzzles. Very recently (in the past few months) I have been able to come off my medication. Panic attacks have been few and far between, depression is light, and overall, I'm doing well.
I am a product designer in senior year and am designing a product specifically for helping people cope with anxiety and depression. However, this product cannot exist without a good amount of research and feedback.
Ideally I would like to know:
1. age range/gender
2. Mild/moderate/severe anxiety and or depression
3. What coping methods work best for you?
Basically, I'm looking to get a good range of feedback on what methods work best for coping. The more feedback and research I can get, the better and more focused my project will be. Thank you all so much in advance!
I have suffered from anxiety and depression on and off for the past four years. At its worst, I was having panic attacks everyday and was forced to take a break from my internship to move cross-country back home to get medical treatment. I have tried many coping methods (as most of you probably have) and find that while medication helped most, I could often manage by doing other activities like meditation and distracting myself with puzzles. Very recently (in the past few months) I have been able to come off my medication. Panic attacks have been few and far between, depression is light, and overall, I'm doing well.
I am a product designer in senior year and am designing a product specifically for helping people cope with anxiety and depression. However, this product cannot exist without a good amount of research and feedback.
Ideally I would like to know:
1. age range/gender
2. Mild/moderate/severe anxiety and or depression
3. What coping methods work best for you?
Basically, I'm looking to get a good range of feedback on what methods work best for coping. The more feedback and research I can get, the better and more focused my project will be. Thank you all so much in advance!