The average person spends 17 minutes per day on Facebook and for some of you, it can be upwards of 3 hours. You have 24 hours in your day 8 in bed 8 in work 1 hour commute Leaving 7 hours to do other things. Those 17 minutes on Facebook doesn’t eat into those 7 […]
Stress in relationships; is it you, them, or both to blame?
Steps to reducing interpersonal stress Stress isn’t just a problem in the workplace. Far from it! Stress is found on the home front, too. I wish I could say that stress could be prevented completely and that love, plus a healthy dose of rationality would keep us 100% stress free forever, but I can’t. […]
Types of stress -are you under too much pressure?
When we refer to the term “stress,” we typically mean it in a negative way. Stress is an emotion involving frustration and anxiety that evolves from being put under pressure. The pressure can come from any source, although that source might not be so easy to identify. Stress can easily lead to anxiety, which involves […]
Is stress hijacking your body?
Where do you hold your stress? Unwelcome stress brings with it a whole host of problems and far from the least of these is the potential damage stress can do to your body. But how does that work exactly? It’s sadly simple. Some areas of the body are more sensitive to the effects of stress, […]
Imposter Syndrome
Do you feel like a fraud and know that one day you will be ‘caught out?’ Was landing your new job just a ‘fluke?’ You could well have imposter syndrome. You might not know it, but you will possibly recognize yourself with what I am about to say if you read on. “I still believe […]
First panic attack right through to recovery
My first panic attack If this is your first time on my site, my name is Elaine, and I specialise in anxiety disorders. I also suffered from panic attacks. This page is a personal account of what panic attacks were like for me. If you are looking for a more formal page on panic attacks […]
Why do you turn the music off when you are lost?
Your brain needs to focus. You’re driving away, music blaring, window down, chatting to your friends – no bother. Once you realise you have missed a few turns and do not know where you are, you lose the cool factor. Window up, radio off, gnarl at your friends to be quiet, as you need to […]
Worry – Why does it happen?
Learn how to stop worrying. If you have to worry, why does it have to be about the bad stuff? Why not dedicate some of that worry time to thinking about the good stuff? There is a reason why the content of your worries is related to the bad things. It has to do with your […]