I really admire the courage it took for Nadiya Hussain to make the documentary about her struggles with anxiety, and I applaud the way it was presented because it showed very clearly that anxiety is complex and not always logical. Understanding the complexities of anxiety is hard enough as it is, especially for those whoContinue reading “Nadiya, Anxiety & Me – A Great Insight to Anxiety.”
Author Archives: Paul Harris
Marathon Man – My Running Journey, Part 2.
Towards the end of last year a friend mentioned that he was running the Milton Keynes Marathon, and this got me thinking. I needed a reason to do the races, it wasn’t enough to just do them, get the medal and wait for the next one, there had to be a bigger purpose, and that’sContinue reading “Marathon Man – My Running Journey, Part 2.”
Marathon Man – My Running Journey, Part 1.
Monday 6th May 2019 will forever be marked as one of the greatest days of my life; the day I completed the Milton Keynes Marathon! All the books and articles about mental health that I have read say that exercise is great therapy; walking the dog worked, but I wanted more, I wanted to loseContinue reading “Marathon Man – My Running Journey, Part 1.”
To ‘Let Go’ Takes Love
To ‘let go’ does not mean to stop caring, it means I can’t do it for someone else. To ‘let go’ is not to cut myself off, it is the realisation I can’t control another. To ‘let go’ is not to enable, but to allow learning from natural consequences. To ‘let go’ is to admitContinue reading “To ‘Let Go’ Takes Love”
Anxiety and the Brain, Part 9: Useful Examples of Amygdala-based Anxiety.
The book I have been referencing for the Anxiety and the Brain series (Rewire Your Anxious Brain) has some examples of how anxiety can affect someone, and why amygdala-based anxiety does not always make logical sense. The Anxious Teddy Bear: A lady was presenting a teddy bear to her grandson, who was running happily towardContinue reading “Anxiety and the Brain, Part 9: Useful Examples of Amygdala-based Anxiety.”
And Breathe...... 