If you are struggling with anxiety, it can be difficult to keep on top of your finances. After all, the root of anxiety is all about the apprehension and fear resulting from a perceived or real threat, situation or event – so it makes sense that you will feel anxious about looking after your money. […]
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“At the age of 17 I was registered blind due to a degenerative genetic disorder. Though this made life a little more difficult I completed my A-levels and went on to university. However age 20 I withdrew from my course due to ill health. Following this I was diagnosed with emotionally unstable personality disorder and
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Cotswold Lavender is a family-run farm growing and distilling the finest lavender essential oils. The crops thrive in the free-draining soils on the hill overlooking Broadway and the Vale of Evesham. Oils are gently extracted using rainwater by steam distillation, a process originally invented by the ancient Egyptians. The lavender oils within the plant that
SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) is also know as ‘winter depression’ or ‘seasonal depressive disorder’. The symptoms often begin in the autumn as the days start getting shorter. They’re typically most severe during December, January and February. SAD often improves and disappears in the spring and summer, although it may return each autumn and winter in
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Anxiety is a normal, feeling of fear or panic about something that is happening or might happen in the future. Everyone feels anxiety at times it is part of being human. For example, feeling anxious is normal when crossing a busy road, going through financial/family difficulties, or losing a job, etc. It is only when
Studies have shown that lack of sleep can be one of the main contributors to anxiety problems. When we are tired our brains are unable to function correctly, our attention span drops, as does our concentration. Reasoning becomes more difficult and our memory suffers. Sleep deprivation will also lead to lack of energy and eventually
The symptoms we experience with anxiety are real symptoms but they are not due to a real physical illness. Take a minute to think about what happens to your body when you’re having a panic/anxiety attack; it is in fear response mode. If you were in some kind of danger you would need to act
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Social anxiety/phobia affects up to 2.00% of the population of the U.K. or, to put it another way, about 1.5 million people. It centres on persistent and irrational fears of social situations where one may be exposed to judgment by others or by becoming the “centre of attention”. It may well be coupled with an
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Goal setting is vital in the recovery of anxiety disorders and should be considered very carefully. Your goals should be specific, clear and precise and most importantly obtainable. For example, imagine you are on a diet, there is no point in saying, I am overweight, I need to lose 3 stone. Three stone is a