Tag: stress
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Embracing Change
I know first hand the anxiety that can overwhelm you when you hear of a change of plans. It can feel like a punch in the gut – it can make your stomach drop and heart race – but why? The short answer? Our brains crave predictability, When we have replayed possible scenarios over and…
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Work Anxiety: Tips for Tough Days
Anxiety is a condition that at the best of times, is a pain in the arse – so when work factors in, things can get difficult. Grounding techniques don’t always transfer to the same environments you find yourself in. For example, although you might benefit from meditation or journaling to get you through an anxious…
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How Sleep Impacts Your Mental Health
We all know that our sleeping habits, much like our eating, can affect our physical health – but did you know it affects our mental health just the same? Sleep and mental health are probably closer interlinked than you might think; ill mental health can prevent us from getting restful sleep, whilst poor sleep can,…
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The Impact of Pressure on Young Adults
For the past 10 years, there has been an uprising in conversations about mental health. Radio shows, television programmes, books; they all discuss mental health in the modern world and it’s impact on society. However, even with this, there is still a lot of stigma surrounding this topic. I heard on the radio recently that…
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The Impact of Anxiety on My Life
Anxiety is different for everyone. For some, it’s daily panic attacks, for others, it might be feeling anxious before school. With this post, I’m going to share how anxiety affected me. Let’s start at the beginning… I can’t remember exactly when I started feeling anxious – it was more so a kind of feeling that…
My Mind, Mostly. 