As today is World Mental Health Day, I thought I’d write a special post to mark the occasion. It’s also my wedding anniversary (who knew I’d get married on World Mental Health Day? It was 100% not planned) - so I have a special post on that planned for later this week. This post was … Continue reading An Open Letter to My OCD | World Mental Health Day 2019
This time 4 years ago I was a nervous wreck. My wedding day was imminent and my OCD was in full spin - if anything you would not have thought I was getting married. Which is why I wanted to put together a guide on self care for the week running up to your wedding … Continue reading Pre-Wedding Self Care: How to Relax Before Your Wedding | The Wedding Series
It’s been a bit of a strange month. Once I got back on track post Disneyland, I had scheduled blog posts right up until the beginning of October, I had several of them written and ready to go. I was feeling good. Then, things took a bit of a turn. I originally planned for this … Continue reading I’m Struggling
Do you have an anxiety playlist? By that, I mean a playlist of songs you always go to when you’re feeling anxious or panicky. Of course, my go to for literally any situation is Taylor Swift, but sometimes, I need to break out the big guns. Over the years, I’ve put together a whole playlist … Continue reading My Anxiety Playlist
In October, my husband and I will be celebrating our 4th wedding anniversary. If you’ve been following my Wedding Series, you’ll know that my anxiety played a pretty big part when it came to planning my wedding. While I was yet to be diagnosed for another year, looking back, it’s become apparent that the severe … Continue reading Planning a Wedding When You Have OCD: An Honest Account
So, if you read my last post, you’ll know all about my recent trip to Disneyland. It was quite a long post, so I decided to write about the anxiety side of things separately. Regular readers of my blog will know that my anxiety doesn’t always behave itself when I go on trips, and I … Continue reading Disneyland | My Anxious Travels
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
These last few weeks have been all about graduation. Working in Bath, on my way home from work I’ve seen so many people in their caps and gowns, and it’s got me reflecting on my own graduation, and the period afterwards. It was a period that I struggled with immensely, the reasons which will become … Continue reading Lessons I Learned After Graduation
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
