Carrying all your problems alone is not sustainable. Especially now! It’s akin to carrying a hefty bag on a solitary finger! You owe it to yourself to confide in a trusted one: even the Samaritans. It is both brave and constructive - you are bringing to your conscious mind what your problems are, instead of [...]

Anxiety: a feeling of worry, nervousness or unease about something with an uncertain outcome. The debilitating emotion with a host of symptoms, usually about forthcoming events. Managing mine is akin to minding a troop of chimpanzees. They scream and fight constantly in my head… but I recognise they dwell within me and I’m leaning to [...]

When we try to cram too much into our day, we are in danger of falling into the pit of anxiety, depression or stress. For me, when I do, I endure the dreadful sense of self-loathing if I've not checked everything off on my to-do list. But we have to remember that most of us don’t [...]

We’re all existing in unprecedented times. Most of us have never lived in a pandemic before. All the most cumbersome emotions are blocking our brains; we have a Piccadilly Circus of anxiety, depression, fear and worry! Yet, there was a time when you were buoyant, content, happier, and with far fewer cares or worries. A [...]

I’ve just read an article stating that forty-two percent of us are having a tough time getting to sleep at the moment.  Anxiety is keeping us awake; it’s the primal part of our brains, which alerts us to fear, that hasn’t “switched off” for almost a year. We’re existing in a pandemic and have known [...]