This time ten years ago, I never imagined passing my driving test. To be fair, I was right, as I didn’t actually pass until two years later. I had my first driving lesson in May 2009, and I eventually passed my test in September 2011, two weeks before my theory test expired. I remember sitting … Continue reading How to Pass a Driving Test: My Tips for Anxious Learners
In June 2016, I reluctantly made the decision to start taking medication for my OCD. Of course this is something that I’ve openly discussed throughout my mental health related posts, but I haven’t actually talked about the reasons why I left it for so long. So, for today’s post, I wanted to talk a little … Continue reading Why Medication Was the Best Decision I Ever Made
Continuing on with my Wedding Series, I thought today I’d go a little deeper and talk about that pesky wedding planning anxiety. For me, my anxiety was clearly an underlying issue and it just decided that planning a wedding was its’ time to shine, and I’m sure that it will be the same for a … Continue reading My Guide for the Anxious Bride: 10 Tips to Help with Your Wedding Anxiety | The Wedding Series
Why hello! I have returned from my holiday to Madeira, and I have loads to catch up on! While I’m intending to write a post specifically about what we got up to on our trip, I wanted to write a little about the flight itself. Originally, I had intended to have this included in the … Continue reading A Fear-Filled Flight to Madeira | My Anxious Travels
Anxiety is a pain in the hole. Excuse the crudeness, but it’s true. So much so, that simple, everyday things can become really difficult. Thankfully, the blogging community is a great place to share tips with fellow anxiety sufferers and reach out to others who are struggling. So, with that in mind, I’ve decided to … Continue reading The Anxious Person’s Guide to Travelling
I’m struggling at the moment. I’ve been battling with this all week and I’m at the point where I’m not sure if I can take anymore. I’m not even sure why I’m posting about it. All I know is I needed to get how I’m feeling out in someway. I suppose I could have written … Continue reading Anxious Ramblings 2 | A Journal
As you may have already heard, the 13th to 19th May is Mental Health Awareness Week. Every year, the Mental Health Foundation campaigns to raise awareness for a range of different topics, including stress, relationships, alcohol and friendship. This year’s theme is body image. It was found that a staggering 30% of adults have been … Continue reading Mental Health Awareness Week 2019: Body Image
For today’s post, I’ve decided to share what I call my DIY anxiety attack survival kit. Over the years I’ve accumulated a number of anxiety essentials that I find useful or comforting during an attack. These range from things to help with the general symptoms I get to a few things that are useful for … Continue reading Anxiety Essentials I Can’t Live Without
I'm struggling this week (yes, I'm aware it's only Monday). I have no idea why, but all I know is I'm getting fed up with it. I can't eat, I can't get on with my day, and I'm exhausted. I'm literally writing this on my lunch break because I physically can't face the thought of … Continue reading Anxious Ramblings | A Journal
This week is my discharge-iversary. Is that a thing? Probably not. But two years ago, on the 17th March 2017, I had my final CBT session to date. To most, it probably wouldn’t be considered a big deal, and to some of you reading, it probably wouldn’t be either. But at the time, I had … Continue reading 2 Years
