By Lucy Nichol This was originally a thread I posted on Twitter one night about the reality of anxiety as an illness (hence the strange snippet like style!) I don’t know what a heart attack feels like. But I’ve had palpitations. I don’t know what a broken leg feels like. But I’ve had a sprain. Please don’t […]
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A Guest Blog by Cassie Steele “In panic, time stops: past, present and future exist as a single overwhelming force. You then, perversely,want time to appear to run forwards because the ‘future’ is the only place you can see an escape from this intolerable overload of feeling”- Sebastian Faulks, Engleby In his emotion-packed novel, ‘Engelby’
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Natasha Devon Photographer: Ethan Cole I was ten years old when I had my first panic attack. I was freewheeling down a hill on my bike, when I suddenly found I was gasping for air and I fell into a ditch full of stinging nettles. There were a lot of things going on for me,
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By Lucy Nichol As someone with arachnophobia severe enough to make me dance like an incompetent Northern Soul fan whenever Incy Wincy makes a move on me, the advice I was given by a friend many years ago proved invaluable: “If you see a spider, imagine it in a disco dress – it won’t seem
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Ruth Cooper-Dickson I am often asked what it is like to live with anxiety and panic attacks. Those who know me well know that I am self-aware, I know how to look after myself and I do the right things to take care of me. As much as I have learned to live with the
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A great deal is being written, said and more importantly, done pertaining to Mental Well-being of late.Long may it continue. In fact, it has become (or becoming) acceptable to admit that anyone of us is struggling with life. Take for example, “modern day man” who could not be any different from that of 20 years
I have lived with my anxiety disorder for most of my life, but it really started at aged 15, when I was so acutely anxious I had to take six weeks off school during my GCSE year. I was suffering from an agitated depression, an episode that left me reeling. I was so young and
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A Guest Blog by Alex The key to success is remaining motivated and giving everything your best shot. Things have to be done not only right but also in a timely fashion. Thus, a big part of our lives is spent on learning what the best ways to achieve such performances are. But how can
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It’s Children’s Mental Health Week, so we want to highlight how some ways you can help your child’s mental health. Check out our booklet on Children’s Phobias and Anxieties. What should you look out for? To start with a persistent avoidance of certain situations or people. Signs of sudden laboured or fast breathing in reaction
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I felt like my mental health was irrelevant. I was made to feel like I was being a burden to the system. Quote from A BBC News Article on PIP from a claimant called Vicky. This shocking statement is the current state of our disabled person’s benefits system. We’ve heard this echoed by others that
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