I was having a ‘digital clearout’ of my laptop and came across old papers that I had written for my doctorate. Some are no use to man or beast, as many years have passed since they were written and are now outdated. However, I have copied and pasted a part of a paper I had […]
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Hi, I’m Dr Elaine Ryan
I spent a large part of my life with anxiety,
and spent an even larger part studying it!
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Warning signs were anxiety can turn to panic
I was just looking over this page were I talk about my first panic attack and I realised that there are early warning signs to watch out for, before you start having panic attacks. I don’t mean the early warning signs that psychologists talk about, where you can end up having a panic attack in […]
What triggers Panic Attacks
There are many things that can trigger a panic attack, but maybe not in the way that you think. You might have been searching on Google, looking for triggers that you could avoid in the future or to somehow alert you to a panic attack, but that is not helpful as you might start to […]
The Importance of Taking Breaks
If you are too busy to read this post, you probably should, it will do you good. If you want something done, ask a busy person. I used to think this was a good thing as this was me, but now I see that it might not have been such a good thing for me, […]
Spectrum HOCD
I’ve been getting a few questions about ‘Spectrum HOCD’ and decided the best way to answer some of the questions was to write a post. I need to start by saying that HOCD in itself is not what we call a formal diagnosis, in that it does not appear in DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual […]