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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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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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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Stigma and mental illness go hand-in-hand, unfortunately, just as much as cheese and crackers go hand-in-hand. If you’ve ever experienced a mental illness, you’ve likely experienced funny looks, or shocked reactions when you explain your condition to others. Why is it people are so scared to let themselves be exposed to those with mental illness?
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Marcus Aurelius once said; “Very little is needed to make a life happy, it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking.” For me, this quote sums up everything that I believe in. Whether we are down, anxious, or upset, the ability to live a happy life is always within ourselves nonetheless. One way
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Gratitude is obviously a desirable trait to have. Some of us show it naturally, and some of us…not so much. By showing gratitude in daily life, we not only show others that we appreciate them and their efforts but we can also increase our own sense of wellbeing. I know that for my own mental
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What is the secret to being happy? Isn’t that the golden question? Isn’t that what drives people to do great things, and others to go down dark paths chasing things they’re not even sure they really want? Some people will say that to be happy you have to have a big house, lots of
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If there’s one thing that’s sure to motivate you and encourage you that you can overcome your anxiety, it’s anxiety success stories, from real people. These are stories I could never find when I used to search for an anxiety ‘cure’ for my GAD all those years ago. These days, there are plenty of people
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In my long-lived experience with anxiety, I know there are a lot of ways to deal with anxiety. Quite naturally, not dealing with anxiety can make you become depressed and worse. So it’s important not to neglect how you’re feeling. I neglected how I was feeling for years, I never let anyone know what I
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