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Is accepting anxiety possible?

Training to heal It was over 11 years ago that I decided that maybe my path to wellness involved training to be a counsellor. I thought...

I've taken a giant leap of faith!

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

My first official experience of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) was a group session around 8 years ago. My doctor had referred me to...

It was as if time stopped and I was stuck in this one moment.

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...

It' s been a couple of weeks since I stopped reducing my medication and I definitely feel better. There are still some moments where I...

Yep......reducing Mirtazapine/Remeron has been plain sailing up until now. I've sussed out that feeling unwell is almost definitely due...

How often do you ask yourself that question....alot?

'Yes you are adopted'. (FYI whenever I say parents I am referring to my adoptive parents❤) A Girly Gift or Reject? At the age of 6 weeks...

The first time I was told to find things I was grateful for I was totally pissed off! Why? Because being grateful felt impossible!

Deep down, where I rarely go, it's there, the sense that something is missing and it makes me sad.

Ok I have to do some 7-11 breathing before i get started........right as you know I have successfully reduced my medication after 23...

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I don't know about you but sleep was and still can be a big worry of mine. When I was going through depressive episodes I would sleep far...

So last night I took a lower dose again and I'm ok. I did wake earlier than usual but that could be because we have the builders in....