Mental Quirks
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Health Anxiety
Health anxiety is a condition that is sometimes seen as similar to OCD. Those affected by this condition have a preoccupation with their health and that they are suffering with a serious illness.…
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6 Week Respite as an Ooompah Loompah
Today I reached the end of my 6 week respite from work. The annual summer term break, when all the UK schools shut down for 6 weeks to give the teachers a well…
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The Stigma of Anxiety and Depression
As you are probably now aware, if you’ve read my blog for a while, I have been quite open about the depression and anxiety I sometimes suffer with. I feel it’s important to…
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Living with Anxiety
Somebody asked me the other day what it’s like to live with anxiety. The fortunate ones among us who have never experienced this debilitating condition are baffled by the word anxiety and the…
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De Ja Vu, 3 Years On
By now readers you are aware that I have an issue with anxiety and the occasional panic attacks, which sometimes come out of the blue and knock me for 6! I’ve been…
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My Social Anxiety
I was invited out to a work party not too long back, and I had to decline the invitation. Not for any other reason, apart from the fact that I have social anxiety…
