Plan ahead and allow extra time: Give yourself extra time to reach your destination so that you can move at a comfortable pace and avoid rushing. Get to airports and stations early so you can avoid queuing. Rushing can increase stress levels and exacerbate pain. Check the public transport schedule in advance and plan your…

Pace yourself: Plan what you need to do and be realistic about what is achievable. You may want to do different rooms / tasks on different days so you are not doing everything at once and getting exhausted. Break down your housework into smaller tasks and pace yourself throughout the day. Avoid overexertion by taking…

It’s Not All In Your Head: I Had A Panic Attack But I Thought I Was Dying!   Have you ever had a panic attack? 5% of the UK population can suffer from regular panic attacks, and these are very physical and emotional experiences. Sometimes there can be a long build up to it, with…

Have you ever suffered from a physical illness, which has had lots of physical symptoms, had treatment to clear it up, but still not felt “quite right”? Many illnesses can leave us feeling very tired afterwards, and very nervous about certain symptoms persisting or returning. This isn’t unusual but it can be incredibly frustrating and…

How Well do You Tolerate Uncertainty? Well? Or Maybe Not Quite As Easily As You Had Perhaps Hoped!   Being able to tolerate uncertainty is a well -known concept in psychology circles. It has been widely written about by very eminent Clinical Psychologists such as Michel Dugas and Paul Salkovskis, in relation to anxiety disorders…

It’s Not All In Your Head! Why my exercise can be a pain, but it is so good for my anxiety   This Summer has been a bit different for me. I know, a bit of a strange thing to say since the last 2 years have been incredibly different for all of us. But…

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is an anxiety disorder which can be incredibly disabling for the sufferer, and cause lots of anxiety and heartache for the loved ones around them. It is a very misunderstood problem, and in every day tasks, people will often tell their friends “Oh, I’m being a bit OCD today, I keep…

Insomnia can be one of the most difficult problems for human beings to deal with. We all need sleep on a regular basis in order to switch off from the day, process the information we have grappled with during the day, and for the body to have a chance to repair itself. But sleep is…

Recently a friend and I went to see the first show we have seen at the theatre for months – “Menopause the Musical 2”. It was a fast-paced, very entertaining show with 4 comedians, all ladies of a “certain age”, talking about their experiences of the menopause. Of course, the audience was largely comprised of…