Has working from home improved your mental …
As the UK slowly goes back to normal after three months of lockdown, I find myself wondering what the new normal will look like. Lockdown…
Lockdown Stupor
For the last five days now I’ve been tired.. and not the sort of tired that can be easily fixed with a few coffees and…
Cry bitch cry!
January 14th is the last time that I cried. I remember the date exactly because I had a needle in my neck at the time.…
Coronavirus Anxiety
As someone who spends a great deal of time catastrophising, (e.g. imagining the worst possible outcome). It’s always a novelty when the irrational predictions bouncing…
Look Good, Feel Better.
“Look good, feel better.” This is the revolutionary charity that seeks to improve women’s self-imagine whilst undergoing treatment for Cancer. The idea being that taking…
How do you know if you have …
To date, this is the most frequent question that I’m asked. Simple, yet complicated to the point of anxiety. (Ironic). In the last three years,…
Panic. Let me count the ways
I was asked by a journalist whether a panic attack is worse than a paper cut? In response to this question and to indicate the…
Comedy & mental health
If I seem nervous… it’s because I AM! This statement sounded a lot softer in my head than it does spilling out of my mouth.…
How Anxiety Can Fuel Addiction
**This is a sponsored post & contains sponsored material. The topic was suggested & commissioned by me, for my readers. The post is aimed at…
How do I know if I have …
One of the most common questions that I’m asked is. “How do I know if I have an anxiety disorder?” To be honest, this is…
Stuck in a mental rut?
I ignore my alarm and get out of bed an hour late. McDonald’s for breakfast, watching two episodes of BoJack Horseman. The glorious taste of…
When motherhood steals your support network
**DISCLAIMER – I appreciate that this is a taboo subject. However, in no way is this post an attack on either children OR mothers!** I…
Why office environments trigger my anxiety
Office environments and I don’t mix. It’s me, not the office, the poor office never asked to be built after all. Besides, if I’m honest,…
Self Criticism – Anxiety Baggage
Would you talk to your best friend the way you talk to yourself? A therapist once asked me. Of course I f**king wouldn’t. I actually…
Have I Done Something? Anxiety Fears.
I am the cause of all bad moods. Fact. If someone is snappy, avoidant or generally ‘off,’ it’s my fault. At least, that’s what my…
Social Anxiety – The Physical Stuff
I was fourteen when it started… The blushing. The first physical symptom of social anxiety. I say first, but there were probably more. I just…
Loneliness – A Dirty Secret?
“I feel lonely” – this is the phrase I utter to Rigby, my canine companion and tireless PA. I don’t think I’ve ever said it…
