Ever found yourself turning down invitations? Not applying for promotion or new jobs? That’s often where anxiety gets you … or rather keeps you … stuck in your own cage. Anxiety always causes pain and understandably we’d all rather run away from pain than keep going towards it! And as a strategy, avoidance works well. […]
Self-care is self-maintenance. It’s not just something that we do once or when we hit a crisis but something that needs to be a regular part of our life. I was reminded of this recently during a physiotherapy session when I explained to my physio that after shoulder surgery and rehab 8 years ago, […]
I’m sure like me you’ve had days when everything seemed to be stressful. I recently had one such day and within the course of 4 hours had gone from being a calm, rational person to a torrent of exasperation and frustration. A banking ‘glitch’ resulted in none of my standing orders being paid on time […]
Most of us will at some time had a bad night’s sleep. It could have been caused by eating too late, drinking too much caffeine or having to endure the incessant noise of a car alarm. Often sleep is caused by stress, anxiety or depression. We can struggle to get to sleep, tossing and […]
Anxiety is no fun Nearly everyone has suffered from some form of anxiety can suffer from anxiety but it is no fun and can stop us enjoying life. Anxiety can bring with it a whole range of symptoms from the physical to the psychological; some of these symptoms are made worse if they are visible […]
Most of my clients come to see me for help with anxiety – because that’s what I specialise in. Sometimes they have experienced severe physical symptoms of anxiety which have become unbearable over time; blushing, sweating, IBS, insomnia, a racing heartbeat, lack of concentration etc can all be overwhelming. Often they have been avoiding certain […]
Many of the clients I see don’t do any form of self-care and often feel it would be indulgent or selfish to do so; some of them even think they need someone’s permission to look after themselves BUT they are so wrong! Each of us is unique and of value, and whilst we are […]
One of the most important things we can remember as individuals is that we are responsible for our self belief, self confidence and self esteem, in fact we need to take responsibility for this for times when we find ourselves alone. Our emotional health and well-being is just as important as our physical health as […]
There has been extensive research into the effect of stress on sports performance; it is widely recognised that some stress can be beneficial but there is fine line between beneficial stress and detrimental stress; in short overly high stress leads to lowered performance: When overall stress levels are too high symptoms such as anxiety, anger […]
Whatever sport you play, your performance depends not only on your physical skills but also your mental skills. Whilst you are in control of your preparation for the game, you can never predict how the game will play out. Injury, the state of the pitch, the weather, bad calls by the referee, superior fitness […]