Dana Muwwakkil (Author of The Anxiety Diaries)

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Dana Muwwakkil

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Memoir, Mental Health, Humor

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Allow me to introduce myself,
My name is Dana Muwwakkil, and I am a writer.
Writing is a natural instinct that was inherited to me from my mama.

It is also a therapeutic way for me to process whatever is inside of me that I cannot express any other way.

Writing is my first love.

My identity does not end there. I am

a wife and mother.

an introvert.

a proud black woman.

a lover of dark chocolate and coffee

a poet

a humanitarian

a plant mama

a movie reviewer

a feminist

I am also an adult living with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). When I was given this diagnosis in 2016, I didn't understand the weight of it. This mental illness has been silently sitting on my shoulder for over ten years but it's become a major part of my life since the diagnosis, speci ...more

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Becoming Bulletproof: Protect Yourself, Read People, Influence Situations, and Live Fearlessly

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Unprotected: A Memoir

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“I'm afraid of everything and nothing.”
― Dana Muwwakkil, The Anxiety Diaries: Volume 1

tags: anxiety, anxiety-disorders, anxious, end-the-stigma, mental-health-stigma, nervous, panic, panic-disorder, stay-at-home-moms

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“I'm afraid people will see me pretending to be normal.”
― Dana Muwwakkil, The Anxiety Diaries: Volume 1

tags: anxiety, anxious, depression, mental-health-awareness, panic, panic-disorder, stay-at-home-mom

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“My anxiety keeps spiraling and I feel like I'm losing it.”
― Dana Muwwakkil, The Anxiety Diaries: Volume 1

tags: anxiety, anxiety-disorder, black-authors, diary, memoir, panic-attack

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― James Baldwin, Notes of a Native Son

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“I'm afraid of everything and nothing.”
― Dana Muwwakkil, The Anxiety Diaries: Volume 1

tags: anxiety, anxiety-disorders, anxious, end-the-stigma, mental-health-stigma, nervous, panic, panic-disorder, stay-at-home-moms

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“I'm afraid people will see me pretending to be normal.”
― Dana Muwwakkil, The Anxiety Diaries: Volume 1

tags: anxiety, anxious, depression, mental-health-awareness, panic, panic-disorder, stay-at-home-mom

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“My anxiety keeps spiraling and I feel like I'm losing it.”
― Dana Muwwakkil, The Anxiety Diaries: Volume 1

tags: anxiety, anxiety-disorder, black-authors, diary, memoir, panic-attack

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