My Blog

The first blog I ever wrote was called Mayhem. It was a description of the worst panic attack I have ever had.

Is accepting anxiety possible?

I was 22 when I first experienced the loss of a dog. Sheba was a Border Collie. A black and white bundle of joy, yapping at our feet...

I know a lot of people fear Public Speaking and I am one of them so what turned me from a squeaker to a speaker? Why is Public Speaking...

Maureen is an older lady who has her own opinions on just about everything. She posts videos on my Tiktok account '@claires_chair' trying...

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...

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...

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...

My first official experience of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) was a group session around 8 years ago. My doctor had referred me to...

What if I can't get up? What if I'm too tired to get through the day?

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.

To be honest I've always felt a tad intimidated by LinkedIn(LI).

It was as if time stopped and I was stuck in this one moment.

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

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...

From a young age I learned that not everyone is nice. Sad but true. In fact some people love to laugh at you and if they can get others...

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...

(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...

If I said the last few weeks have been easy I would be lying! Finally seeing the GP and having antidepressant withdrawal confirmed as the...

'Get up and get moving.' 'If you do something you'll feel better.' 'Distract yourself with something and you'll forget to feel bad.'...