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Claire Wortley
Oct 21, 20225 min read
Claire's Chair - come take a seat.
Training to heal It was over 11 years ago that I decided that maybe my path to wellness involved training to be a counsellor. I thought...
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Claire Wortley
Jun 12, 20223 min read
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
Apr 12, 20221 min read
Who is Maureen?
Maureen is an older lady who has her own opinions on just about everything. She posts videos on my Tiktok account '@claires_chair' trying...
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Claire Wortley
Dec 24, 20211 min read
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 read
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 read
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
Nov 14, 20209 min read
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...
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Claire Wortley
Nov 1, 20205 min read
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 read
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 read
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
May 19, 20202 min read
Female 35-55 not feeling right?
Headaches, chronic fatigue, nausea and feeling overly emotional
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Claire Wortley
Mar 25, 20206 min read
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
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Claire Wortley
Feb 22, 20205 min read
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...
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Claire Wortley
Feb 4, 20203 min read
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...
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Claire Wortley
Jan 27, 20204 min read
You say you are anxious but what are you actually afraid of?
(N.B suicide is mentioned in this blog) I was asked this question many times over the years and my answer was often the same. I don't...
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Claire Wortley
Nov 17, 20198 min read
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:...
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Claire Wortley
Nov 16, 20192 min read
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...
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Claire Wortley
Nov 2, 20192 min read
What is wrong with me?
How often do you ask yourself that question....alot?
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Claire Wortley
Oct 26, 20195 min read
Adopted
'Yes you are adopted'. (FYI whenever I say parents I am referring to my adoptive parents❤) A Girly Gift or Reject? At the age of 6 weeks...
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