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5 simple grounding techniques for panic attacks
Panic attacks are an awful thing to experience, and it’s important to know how to deal with them if they arise. That’s why I’ve compiled this list of simple grounding techniques for panic attacks that can be whipped out at a moments notice. Firstly, if you’ve ever experienced a panic attack, which I am assuming you have, I am truly sorry you had to go through it. They can be caused by any number of things. I used to get them frequently on the way into work or before going out with friends. I’ve also had them in bed when I’ve been particularly stressed out worried about something the next…
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A Letter to my Anxiety
Dear Anxiety, We’ve been together for at least thirteen years now. Wow that flew by quickly. It’s hard to believe that you’ve known me since I was a teenager, watched me grow, and have been with me through my whole adult life. It’s taken me a while to be able to write this letter to you, because I’ve been with you so long I don’t know how to be without you. But I think now may be the time for me to move on. You’ve given me some memories. I know you’ve only been trying to keep me safe but most of the time your idea of safe wasn’t realistic.…
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Mental Health Triggers: The Workplace
“Work hard, be kind, and amazing things will happen” – Conan O’brien. After writing a couple of pretty raw and emotional pieces about my experiences with mental health (that I have yet to publish), I’ve decided to create a new series – the RaR series. This stands for raw and real, and the aim is to bring you raw and real mental health stories that tackle important things that I feel we really need to discuss. For the first one I thought I’d ease myself in, and start with one thing that for many is simple and easy, but for me is a massive trigger: work. No time to read?…
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Anxiety Girl: The Book We All Need In Our Lives
Lacey London’s Anxiety Girl is the anxiety book we all need, to read, to experience and to share! I don’t often review books, because it takes me quite a long time to read them. By the time I’ve finished the book I don’t really remember what happened along the way, I am just left with whether I generally liked it or not. This book was different. As soon as I finished it I knew I had to write about it. This post contains affiliate links, which means if you click a link and purchase something I may get a portion of the sale at no extra cost to you. Read…
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Positive Affirmations: The tool you need to get through the day
I am a big believer in the power and importance of self-care, and am constantly adapting and learning new ways to take care of myself. One of the things I’ve discovered recently is positive affirmations – something that I actually do but didn’t realise it was a useful tool. Positve affirmations, or self-talk, consist of phrases that can help calm you down, or keep you going, when you are in the midst of low mood or anxiety. They are simple things you can tell yourself to remind you that you can get through this. Once I’d learned what they were, I reached out to my lovely twitter followers for their…
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Bad Days: Don’t Let Them Get You Down
Less than 24 hours ago I was raving over all my social media platforms about how great I’ve been feeling lately as a result of the CBT I’ve been doing, as well as other things. So it would only be fitting that I would be due a break down – one of those bad days. It is true that the last few weeks have felt like a turning point, and that’s great. But it’s also true that there’s no cure for depression, and good mental health takes daily work which can get quite overwhelming. No time to read now? Pin it for later! Bad Days are not a set back…
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FREE! CBT Based Self-Care Resources
As promised, I give you my free self-care resources, created based on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). These are resources that I use EVERY DAY to help manage my depression and anxiety, and improve my mood – I hope they are helpful for you too! All you need to do is follow the below link and subscribe to my mailing list, and you will get INSTANT ACCESS to my resource library. CLICK HERE TO GAIN ACCESS<< No time to read now? Pin it for later! Free CBT Based Self-Care Resources How to use these CBT resources It is important for you to know how to use these pages, and how I’ve…
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My Analogy for Depression
It can be hard to fully get across what depression really feels like to live with – it’s hard enough that you have to live through it without dealing with being misunderstood. Having suffered with depression from a very young age, along with anxiety, I have managed to come up with my own ways of describing it to others in the hopes of being better understood. No one can see my depression, but it is there every day, even on the days I am smiling. No time to read now? Pin it for later! I originally posted this in 2013 on my personal blog, Il Se Interiore, and decided to…
