This article reveals the author's personal journey with anxiety, beginning at the age of 12 when panic attacks became a debilitating aspect of life. Diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder, the author describes an overwhelming sense of perfectionism and responsibility that led to feelings of worthlessness. However, through a profound connection with the film 'Submarine', the author discovers themes of self-exploration and autonomy, which provide solace and a sense of understanding that resonates with the trials of adolescence.
I felt continually, grindingly nervous about everything and nothing. Over a post-recovery cup of tea and Jaffa Cakes, a pastoral adviser warned I'd hit burnout by term's end.
I was diagnosed with generalised anxiety disorder... a perfectionist streak had spiraled into an acute sense of responsibility, which led to feelings of low self-esteem.
Within its equally dark and peppy 97 minutes, Submarine tells a story about writing your own rules... It resonated with my troubled teenage life.
Like Oliver Tate, I worried I'd ruined my life when it had barely begun. I was not very good at being a teenager.
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