The Push Me-Pull You of Social Anxiety

My anxiety often makes me feel isolated and at odds with the rest of the world. It doesn’t fall neatly into one of those categories you see listed in books and on various websites. For me, the anxiety seems to be a Venn diagram which encompasses various anxieties and phobias. General? Tick. Agoraphobia? Tick. Social?…

Inside a Depressive Episode

Depression affects us in many ways and everyone has their own story to tell. Much like anxiety, it is very hard to explain to a non-sufferer what a depressive episode feels like and what goes around inside your head. These are just a few words I threw together whilst inside a recent episode of my…

Anxiety Analogies

If you suffer from something it’s not always easy to make people aware of what your problem feels like. If you’ve got flu and tell someone about it, chances are they’ve had the flu at some point and can recall how it clogs up the brain with gunge and sucks the energy from your aching…