Claire Wortley
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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, 2021
- 1 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 5, 2021
- 1 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
- Nov 14, 2020
- 9 min
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, 2020
- 5 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
- May 19, 2020
- 2 min
Female 35-55 not feeling right?
Headaches, chronic fatigue, nausea and feeling overly emotional
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Claire Wortley
- Mar 25, 2020
- 6 min
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 4, 2020
- 3 min
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
- Dec 18, 2019
- 4 min
It's withdrawal.....I'm not depressed.....bloody agitated but not depressed!
'Get up and get moving.' 'If you do something you'll feel better.' 'Distract yourself with something and you'll forget to feel bad.'...
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Claire Wortley
- Dec 11, 2019
- 2 min
Are you easily offended?
Where did we learn to be so easily offended? When did we begin to teach that to be offended meant someone had to change? When did our...
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Claire Wortley
- Nov 17, 2019
- 8 min
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, 2019
- 2 min
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, 2019
- 2 min
What is wrong with me?
How often do you ask yourself that question....alot?
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Claire Wortley
- Oct 26, 2019
- 5 min
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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Claire Wortley
- Feb 18, 2019
- 2 min
Alone
Something I notice when I feel low is that I feel I am totally alone. No one understands. No one cares. No one can see my isolation or...
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Claire Wortley
- Feb 15, 2019
- 2 min
Toxic people waken the tiny voices
It's amazing how the sunshine can lift your mood and make you feel hopeful. I've had a couple of difficult days dealing with hormones and...
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Claire Wortley
- Feb 12, 2019
- 3 min
Suicide...yep I said it!
Why are we so afraid of this word? If we hear someone say it, it makes our skin crawl as if saying it will make it happen. Even I have...
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Claire Wortley
- Feb 12, 2019
- 1 min
Meds update
So last night I took a lower dose again and I'm ok. I did wake earlier than usual but that could be because we have the builders in....
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Claire Wortley
- Feb 8, 2019
- 2 min
Meet Sludge
Let me introduce Sludge. Sludge is a big gooey mass of negativity always on the lookout for victims. Now for writing this Sludge is a'...
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