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The seed of doubt was planted and because of the way our minds work, mine began looking for confirmation that I was indeed 'less than'.

Is accepting anxiety possible?

Maureen is an older lady who has her own opinions on just about everything. She posts videos on my Tiktok account '@claires_chair' trying...

I'm gonna be a good Mum. I've read tons of books and have so much love to give what could possibly go wrong? Within hours of giving birth...

What if I can't get up? What if I'm too tired to get through the day?

Gone are the days of adults towering over children dismissing their feelings and needs so why should it be any different for adults?

It's been over a month since my last blog and what a month it has been! Some days it felt like the world is the most dangerous place to...

Headaches, chronic fatigue, nausea and feeling overly emotional

2014 Stand in front of a mirror, look yourself in the eyes and say 'I love you.' As I stood in front of the mirror I couldn't help but...

The anxiety I used to struggle with was intense and crippling. Everyday I am truly grateful that this is no longer the case for me....

Covid-19/Coronavirus is spreading across the globe. Most of us are unable to work and are staying at home. Are your worries mounting up

In the past, when anxiety was rife, I would be trotting off to my doctor at least once a week. I was forever hoping that there was an...

What do you see here? A basic drawing of a person? A cookie cutter? The outline of a body in a murder mystery?lol For this blog, this...

From a young age I learned that not everyone is nice. Sad but true. In fact some people love to laugh at you and if they can get others...

Yesterday, as I drove home from seeing a friend, I realised I felt low. To break it down , I was agitated, unsettled and fed up. I...

(N.B suicide is mentioned in this blog) I was asked this question many times over the years and my answer was often the same. I don't...

If I said the last few weeks have been easy I would be lying! Finally seeing the GP and having antidepressant withdrawal confirmed as the...

'Get up and get moving.' 'If you do something you'll feel better.' 'Distract yourself with something and you'll forget to feel bad.'...

Where did we learn to be so easily offended? When did we begin to teach that to be offended meant someone had to change? When did our...

Lets start here :- Types of antidepressants Antidepressants can be grouped according to how they work. The different types are: SSRIs:...