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High Pressure

Extreme expectations mean extreme stress for the teenagers trying to graduate from California’s elite schools. What’s life like inside a pressure cooker? Just ask the kids who are living it. by Katie MacBride 

The Ones You Love

How do you cope when you’re angry at the person who was supposed to protect you? By Juli Fraga, Psy.D. Artwork by Chrissie Abbott

What helps?

We ask three people from the Anxy community to share what helped them through their darkest hours. Interviews by Kati Krause

Please Stop Telling Me to Leave My Comfort Zone

Our comfort zones are there to protect us, even if productivity specialists say otherwise. By Melody Wilding

Announcing Anxy №4: The Masculinity Issue — Call for Submissions

Be part of the award-winning magazine that explores mental health through a creative lens.

Lucy Bellwood Knows Your Demons Better Than You Do

How one illustrator found success by turning her inner voice into something real. Interview with Lucy Bellwood by Yu Vongkiatkajorn

This Is What It's Like When ICE Detains You

I spent 11 months in U.S. immigration detention. Here’s what happened. Words by Floricel Liborio Ramos

The Manic Mirage

The Hollywood idea of mania makes it seem like a creative superpower. The reality is very, very different. by Amanda Rosenberg

Margaret Atwood Isn’t Angry — She’s Energized

The Handmaid’s Tale author has some surprising advice for anyone who feels driven to the edge. Words by Collier Meyerson / Photography by Adrienne Grunwald

America is in the Hands of a Drunk Driver

Donald Trump is gaslighting America—but I’ve never felt more sane. by May Wilkerson

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