Breaking the cycle
Hello friends, I’ve been away from my blog for a while as I have been through various life events. I got engaged last month, which was an amazing and surprising experience! I had my first breakdown due to sleeplessness, from…
Archives: Tending to Anxiety
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What to do if meditation doesn’t work for you
In my second post I talked about one of the main symptoms of anxiety – restlessness – and how I find it extremely difficult to manage. This is because the recommended technique – meditation – requires a calm and patient…
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Nostalgia – a tool for personal development
I want to discuss nostalgia. Nostalgia is not simply missing a person or a situation; to me nostalgia comes down to missing a feeling, an emotion, how you felt at a certain period in your life. Have you ever experienced…
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Change of scenery as treatment for anxiety – it worked!
I was not in a very good place these past two weeks. I wasn’t sleeping again and going to bed started triggering panic attacks. I felt terrified coming home from work in the evenings; terrified that it will be another…
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Putting pressure on things
Today I want to talk about putting pressure on things, i.e. following widely accepted social norms, even when they may not resonate with what you personally want to do. I’m talking about those instances when you feel like you “have…
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Restlessness
In my first post I mentioned that one of the symptoms of anxiety – restlessness – deserves special attention, which is why this post will deal with it separately. If I had to describe restlessness, it is a feeling of…
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Living with anxiety
Anxiety can be a major obstacle to our personal development, which is why this first post is dedicated to it. If you are someone like me who spends most days trying to find ways to deal with the symptoms of…