Read our posts about Anxiety

21Mar

Talking to a Friend Isn't the Same as Therapy

Welldoing

anxiety, counselling, depression, therapy

Mind

Guardian journalist Zoe Williams and her therapist friend Julia Bueno discuss how therapy works and what it can mean to people
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11Mar

Self-Soothing: Coping with Stress

Gerrilyn Smith

anxiety, counselling, emotions, stress, therapy

Soul

How to use breath to help regulate your emotions, and soothe your self
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17Feb

The Ground Beneath My Feet: a Fear of the Unknown

Owen Stone

anxiety, phobias, psychology

Mind

I was 13 when I had my first panic attack, though I didn’t know what it was then. I was at a café in Biarritz when I got a chicken bone lodged in my throat. My entire body went white hot; I became convinced I was going to die. The blood drained to my feet, every bit of me screamed to get outside, so I walked around the block eating yoghurt until the fear drained away. When we got back to New Zealand, the same white heat would flow through my body again whenever we would go to a café or restaurant. I had to give myself ‘outs.’ Sit facing the door. Don’t order food....
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22Jan

What is Trauma?

Nicole Addis

anxiety, bereavement, depression, divorce, redundancy, stress, therapy, trauma

Therapists

Trauma affects us in various ways and can come from a wide range of events. Psychotherapist Nicole Addis explores the symptoms of trauma and what might cause it
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15Jan

What is EMDR Therapy?

anxiety, depression, emdr, PTSD, trauma, typesoftherapy

Therapists

EMDR is a relatively new kind of psychotherapy. Gillian Levy explains how EMDR can be used to treat trauma, with sometimes amazing results
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10Jan

How Our Anxieties Can Play Out in the Home

Anonymous Therapist

anxiety, experienceoftherapy, home, therapy

Therapists

How a woman used housework to try to contain her feelings of anxiety
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20Dec

Can You Pass Anxiety Onto Your Children?

Anonymous Therapist

anxiety, experienceoftherapy, family, motherhood, parenting

Therapists

How therapy helped a young woman whose anxiety was linked to events in her childhood
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18Dec

The Importance of Building Inner Strength

Rick Hanson

anxiety, emotions, psychology, stress

Mind

Noticing the positives rather than focusing on the negatives will help you build inner strength says author and neuropsychologist Rick Hanson
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17Dec

Two Poems To Help With Anxiety

Rachel Kelly

anxiety, stress, wellbeing

Soul

Reading poetry can help when you feel overwhelmed by anxiety, says author Rachel Kelly
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