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Anxiety is not a condition it is a state!

I might lose some readers when I say this but I will say it anyway. Anxiety is not a condition it is a state! It was this realisation many years ago which allowed me to “cure” myself of anxiety. I did not have anxiety or suffer from anxiety, I was experiencing a natural emotional state…

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How it feels to have anxiety

For me the word that summed up anxiety was “loss”. Not just a loss of confidence or the sense that I had lost control of my thoughts but also a sense that I had lost who I was. I had forgotten how to be me. I had forgotten how to be that carefree person that…

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Anxiety is Different – But it has a Structure

Why We Don’t Reach Out for Help Despite much efforts over the last few years to de-stigmatise mental health problems, most of us still don’t want to talk about our mental health. Why? Well if your mental health is suffering in some way e.g. anxiety or depression you feel like nobody will understand you. And…

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How Anxiety Showed Up in My Life

At first in didn’t recognise it as anxiety. The constant feelings of worry, apprehension, or dread I considered normal, after all I was working in a very stressful job at the time. My heart would begin to beat faster, and I’d start sweating before a big presentation or before being interviewed on radio or TV.…

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