Claire Wortley
Breaking an Anxiety Cycle.
“Within the cycle of anxiety, the joy of being alive is lost. Our world gets smaller and smaller.”
— Jennifer Shannon
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Claire Wortley
Dec 20, 20237 min
Anxiety: How to take back control now!
Having struggled for years with anxiety disorders and panic disorder, I know what anxiety feels like.
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Claire Wortley
Nov 23, 202310 min
Just keep taking the tablets!
I did what the doctors told me. I took the tablets and saw a therapist but still the anxiety plagued me.
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Claire Wortley
Oct 12, 20230 min
Does Disconnection lead to darkness?
For some reason, we humans flourish under the influence of love and we gradually die without it.
(fredericks_experiment.pdf (digma.com)
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Claire Wortley
Feb 11, 20232 min
Can you accept your anxiety?
Is accepting anxiety possible?
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Claire Wortley
Nov 19, 20225 min
Do you have all the answers?
Let me take you back about 18 years. I was only a few years into a marriage and had relocated to Buckinghamshire. My friends and family...
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Claire Wortley
Sep 3, 20226 min
Breakdown = Breakdown?
How my car breaking down nearly led to a breakdown!
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Claire Wortley
Jul 2, 20223 min
Connection and Confidence
Awareness It wasn't until fairly recently that I became aware of a whole new image. I have been sharing my story for a while now and to...
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Claire Wortley
Jun 12, 20223 min
Me, a Mental Health First Aider?!
A what? To be honest I knew very little about the role of a Mental Health First Aider. When the role first started to appear I assumed...
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Claire Wortley
Feb 12, 20223 min
Are you STILL going on about Mental Health?
'Are you hoping it will make you famous or something? Why do you think people want to hear what you have to say? You are nothing...
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Claire Wortley
Dec 24, 20211 min
HAPPY CHRISTMAS
MERRY CHRISTMAS to you all. I am well aware that for many people Christmas is not a happy time. For those of you who are sad or...
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Claire Wortley
Oct 17, 20214 min
The Wrong Shoes
Correctly fitting shoes have always been a must for me. I have very little tolerance when it comes to ill-fitting shoes. Spending hours,...
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Claire Wortley
Oct 5, 20211 min
Tick, tock. It was just a matter of time before I joined Tiktok.
What with work and HRT I've been a tad busy but I'm never far away. Things are settling down and soon I hope to be my organised self...
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Claire Wortley
Jul 30, 20215 min
Mood Manager Entries
So this week has been a week of major Mood manager entries so I shall share a couple with you...
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Claire Wortley
Apr 8, 20213 min
Most Vulnerable
As the afternoon turned into evening my commentary began....
That's the doctors closing.
That's the pharmacy shut.
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Claire Wortley
Jan 16, 20214 min
Mental Health is more than just a hashtag!
It's been a while since my last blog and that's because I have been busy with some new projects. One new project shall remain a secret...
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Claire Wortley
Nov 1, 20205 min
Me & Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
My first official experience of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) was a group session around 8 years ago. My doctor had referred me to...
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Claire Wortley
Sep 29, 20204 min
Meet Anxiety aka Little Miss What If?
What if I can't get up?
What if I'm too tired to get through the day?
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Claire Wortley
Sep 3, 20203 min
Anxiety - if you wanted to, you could pull yourself out of it, right?
It was as if time stopped and I was stuck in this one moment.
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Claire Wortley
Apr 28, 20205 min
Mirror Mirror
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...
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