By Kaye Inglis, Writer. Long before I knew I was autistic, I knew I was a very anxious person. Much of this anxiety I could trace back to my parents moving house – from the idyllic Isle of Skye where I was born to a small town in rural Perthshire – when I was six years old. […]
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By Chaima Kenache, Content Team Contributor Exam stress is one of the few anxiety inducing events that the majority of people can relate to regardless of who they are. For a moment, consider the average GCSE student in the UK, juggling the demands of studying 8-10 subjects five days a week, with the supposed restful two
Fiona Gee, Content Team Contributor The positive link between exercise and improved mental health has long been established and for some, doing regular exercise is now a critical part of their mental self-care. The release of endorphins is scientifically proven, after all. However, particularly if you have never done any exercise and don’t know where to
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By Craig Soutar, Content Team Contributor It is common when discussing an anxiety disorder to discuss physical symptoms such as panic attacks, nausea, dizziness etc or mental symptoms like feelings of dread. These are the harder hitting, more obviously signs of anxiety, but a more subtle, less discussed part of the condition is doubt. Doubt
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My Personal and Professional Journey Through Anxiety Therapy” By Joshua Fletcher Hi, I’m Joshua Fletcher, also known as @anxietyjosh on social media. I want to share with you my journey, which inspired my latest book, “And How Does That Make You Feel? Everything You Never Wanted to Know About Therapy.” My story began in 2012
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After ignoring an increasing number of panic attacks for over a year, Leicestershire writer Stewart Bint suffered a major mental health breakdown in 1997 which led to him being hospitalised for ten weeks, and sectioned for 28 days. By Stewart Bint Please don’t make the same mistake I did. I thought I could fight panic
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By Daniel Seow, Content Team Editor Blue Monday. The day said to be the most depressing day of the year, partway through the freezing cold month of January, gloomy grey weather, broken New Year’s resolutions – the list goes on and on. However, before associating all your January ills with this myth, take a step back, a deep breath, and think
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By Hannah Parton, Content Team Contributor As we’ve stepped into the new year, this can often be a worrying time for many. You might ask yourself, what changes will happen in the next year, what does the new year hold? For people with anxiety, the prospect of starting a new year can be very worrying
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Niharika Chandy, Content Team Contributor To all those who have heard phrases such as “You seem fine to me”, “Everyone gets anxious sometimes” or “Don’t think about it!” from your loved ones, when you finally expressed your anxieties to them, all I can say is I am sorry your feelings have been trivialised. It can feel as though the world lives in this mirage of anxiety being a walking red flag that you see coming from
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Lila Saw, Content Team Contributor. Anxiety is defined as “worry over the future or about something with an uncertain outcome; uneasy concern about a person, situation, etc”, I personally think this is a very vague definition of what anxiety is. Yes, it is the feeling of uneasiness, uncertainty and worry however the definition doesn’t describe
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