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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...

Claire Wortley
Jan 16, 20214 min read
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Postnatal Depression 1995
I'm gonna be a good Mum. I've read tons of books and have so much love to give what could possibly go wrong? Within hours of giving birth...

Claire Wortley
Nov 14, 20209 min read
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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...

Claire Wortley
Nov 1, 20205 min read
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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?

Claire Wortley
Sep 29, 20204 min read
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Just Eat It!
As I sit here typing I have tears tumbling down my cheeks, my stomach is doing somersaults and my heart feels like it could burst.

Claire Wortley
Sep 25, 20205 min read
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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.

Claire Wortley
Sep 3, 20203 min read
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Female 35-55 not feeling right?
Headaches, chronic fatigue, nausea and feeling overly emotional

Claire Wortley
May 19, 20202 min read
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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...

Claire Wortley
Apr 28, 20205 min read
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Stressed? Worried? Anxious?
Covid-19/Coronavirus is spreading across the globe. Most of us are unable to work and are staying at home. Are your worries mounting up

Claire Wortley
Mar 25, 20206 min read
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Peri what?
In the past, when anxiety was rife, I would be trotting off to my doctor at least once a week. I was forever hoping that there was an...

Claire Wortley
Mar 14, 20204 min read
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Outlined
What do you see here? A basic drawing of a person? A cookie cutter? The outline of a body in a murder mystery?lol For this blog, this...

Claire Wortley
Feb 22, 20205 min read
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Awareness or too aware?
Yesterday, as I drove home from seeing a friend, I realised I felt low. To break it down , I was agitated, unsettled and fed up. I...

Claire Wortley
Feb 4, 20203 min read
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Does your journal/diary do you good?
Over the last few weeks, as my medication levels have settled, I have yet again been reminded of just how useful a diary can be. I know...

Claire Wortley
Jan 18, 20204 min read
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Lost puppy
As a young pup, I bounded full of energy along the beach. Life was full of wonder and excitement. I was surrounded by people who loved...

Claire Wortley
Jan 4, 20204 min read
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Got time for a catch up? Maybe some Giggles?
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...

Claire Wortley
Nov 30, 20193 min read
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Antidepressant Discontinuation Syndrome(ADS)/Antidepressant Withdrawal Syndrome (AWS)
Lets start here :- Types of antidepressants Antidepressants can be grouped according to how they work. The different types are: SSRIs:...

Claire Wortley
Nov 17, 20198 min read
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I've hit the wall!
Yep......reducing Mirtazapine/Remeron has been plain sailing up until now. I've sussed out that feeling unwell is almost definitely due...

Claire Wortley
Nov 16, 20192 min read
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What is wrong with me?
How often do you ask yourself that question....alot?

Claire Wortley
Nov 2, 20192 min read
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Adopted
'Yes you are adopted'. (FYI whenever I say parents I am referring to my adoptive parentsā¤) A Girly Gift or Reject? At the age of 6 weeks...

Claire Wortley
Oct 26, 20195 min read
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Meds update
NEVER JUST STOP!

Claire Wortley
Jul 28, 20192 min read
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