As well as living the first 20 years of my life under the spell of intense anxiety, I’ve also experienced depression on several different levels. The first time I experienced depression I was very young. However this wasn’t triggered by a specific event. Instead, it felt like a long drawn out sense of inner sadness […]
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One thing that I have been delving into deeper lately is the idea of Buddhism for depression and anxiety. More specifically – how it can help with modern day mental health. Even for low mood, I’m interested in how we can take Buddhist philosophy and use it to be at peace with anxiety and depression.
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The great thing about the internet is, anyone can share their story. Many people like myself take to blogging to express themselves and share their experiences with others in the hope that they can help. Before I started this mental health blog, I used to read a ton of others. It was only after I
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How do you stop worrying about the future when it seems so natural to do so? Maybe humans are so intelligent that we can’t help but create images of our futures, whether they’re completely ridiculous or not. I’ve had my good share of worrying about the future, often in times of massive uncertainty, job
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How do you accept anxiety and move on with your life? Accepting anxiety as part of life is tough, likely because it might have been something that has caused you pain for a long time in your life. If you’re anything like me, you’ve spent most of your life battling against anxiety with antidepressants, doctor visits,
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Deep breathing exercises for anxiety can be essential when you find yourself overwhelmed. When for example you find yourself experiencing high levels of anxiety, your breathing can increase in pace, causing you to lower your intake of oxygen, and thus, panic even more. Learning how to control your breathing can sometimes help to lower
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Recently I’ve been feeling very low, and very lost. It feels like everytime I’m nearly a new decade of life, I suddenly go into a state of confusion and find myself asking what the point is to it all. I mean the ‘whys’ just don’t seem to stop. I found myself feeling very low,
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Have you ever been so anxious and worried about something that you simply can’t switch off when you lie down in bed? You toss and turn as you can’t stop thinking about what happened earlier. I’ve been in this situation all too often. When the quiet of night comes, it’s easy for worrying thoughts
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How do you become calmer and live a less stressful life? I’m always asking myself this question. It seems that no matter what stage of my life I enter, there is always something that is causing me a great deal of stress. When I was in school it was exams, when I was a teenager
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Do you really care what other people think of you? How much time do you spend worrying about what others think about you and what you do? If you really give a damn, it could be your biggest source of anxiety and stress. Maybe you question what you do in life, incase someone else
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