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Gymxiety – It’s a Thing!!
As the title suggests, Gymxiety – anxiety about going to the gym. I know to some it sounds utterly ridiculous to be nervous/scared or feel like you are going to have a panic attack about walking into a gym to work out, after all what is there to feel nervous about? But for lots of people, myself included it is a massive challenge to step into the unknown territory of a gym. I suffer with all kinds of anxiety – social, health, everyday life – so to step completely out of my comfort zone and join a gym was a huge deal for me and I was extremely proud of…
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How Anxiety Affects Me
If you follow me on Instagram you will know that I am going through a bout of anxiety. I just thought I would document exactly how anxiety affects me and my daily life when I’m having an ‘episode’. Anxiety affects people in different ways and each time I have it, it is a different experience. I find it really tricky talking to people who have never suffered from any form of it as nine times out of ten they just don’t get it. But, if you do suffer you will know how utterly consuming it can be. So, I’ve been fine (mentally) for a good while, I was in a…
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Easter Blues, Anxiety, Life Lately & The End of Blogging
Hands up who has the Easter blues? We have been treated to the BEST Easter holiday ever. We started ours flying off to Benidorm for the week, it didn’t go as we thought as I became very poorly resulting in a visit to a Spanish hospital. Despite the illness we had such a fantastic family holiday, the children were great, we did lots of exploring, sun bathing and celebrated Charlie’s 5th birthday in the sunshine. I can’t believe he’s 5 – waaaah!! We returned home to England being absolutely freezing, the heating went on as did the fluffy socks and chunky jumpers. It’s lovely going abroad but I do like…
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Mental Health
Mental health is a really sensitive subject that no one really likes to delve into much. Personally, I get the feeling that if we say how we feel we are labelled as depressed straight away. This isn’t always the case, surely you can feel a certain way but not be depressed? I wish I could express exactly where I’m at with life right now but I live in a very small town and I know people in my town read my blog, I’m just not comfortable sharing everything and being talked about. I know you’re probably thinking ‘what’s the point in this post then?’. Well, if I don’t get at…
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One Of Those Weeks
I’ll be honest, this week has seen tears, meltdowns, laughter, new adventures, anxiety and so much more – we are only at Wednesday and I’m done! I’m having one of those weeks where nothing goes to plan, things go wrong and emotions are sky high. I could bottle it all up and feel 10xs worse but I feel like I need to have a massive cry and then everything will be okay again, anyone else get like this? Yesterday tipped me over the edge and I needed to get out into the fresh air. Thankfully the sun was shining and it was warm, I wrapped Charlie up and we headed…
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The Supermum Myth – Book Review
The Supermum Myth is a book that every mother should read whether you suffer from anxiety, guilt, feelings of comparison or negative thoughts. It is written by Anya Hayes and Dr Rachel Andrew and published by Crimson Publishing – an independent publisher based in Bath. The book is available from Amazon, Kindle and there is also a paperback version. I will certainly be passing this book onto my mum friends as I think it rings true with a lot of feelings us mums have during our journey through motherhood, not just raising children but also the journey we take as people. I personally absolutely loved reading this book as I suffer from…
