Stories & experiences
Anxiety
Anxiety isn't always a panic attack or an obvious fear — often it's quieter: the racing thoughts at 2 a.m., a constant hum under an ordinary day, a body braced for something that isn't actually there. It's one of the most common things people carry, and these are real stories about what it feels like and what's actually helped.
Part 7 — Moving Forward
For a while, I believed that understanding anxiety would be enough. If I could learn what it was, understand where […]
Part 6 — The Therapy I Didn’t Believe In
My wife was the person who finally pushed me toward something I had been resisting: psychotherapy. At the time, therapy […]
Part 5 — I Can Handle This On My Own
Once I finally had words for what was happening to me, I made what felt like a very reasonable decision. […]
Part 4 — When Home Became My Only Safe Place
After those first panic attacks, the next fifteen days were very simple. I didn’t leave the house. I didn’t go […]
Part 3 — The First Encounter With the Monster
By the time my first panic attack arrived, anxiety had already been leaving small clues. There had been the strange […]
Part 2 — First Signs
Before I get to the first panic attack, I need to go back much further. I’m 45 now, married, and […]
Part 1 — Why I’m finally sharing my story
Hello. I’m Luca. Whether you’re watching this as a video or reading it right now, it’s genuinely me behind it […]