I'm going to talk about marketing my decluttering business. (I was going to link to it then thought the better of it as this is a public post and argh ( Read more... )

Anxiety ( Read more... )

Eating disorder TW

What happened:

I was triggered into a major depression with accompanying intense anxiety by attempting to move towards employment. I couldn't cope with my feelings at all, so I shut everything out with ( Read more... )

"Acceptance is the answer to [some] of my problems today. When I am disturbed, it is because I find some person, place, thing or situation -- some fact of my life -- unacceptable to me, and I can find no serenity until I accept that person, place, thing or situation as being [as it is] at this moment ( Read more... )

Things I am doing:

• Putting more planning into what food I eat. Regularly sweating onion and garlic before adding to a pile of other stuff in my slow cooker.
• Not having coffee after 2pm or 'normal' tea after 3pm.
• Switching off my computer and going to bed with a book, in advance of bedtime.
• Cleaning my teeth more often.
• Showering after sports every ( Read more... )

'What's the biggest change?' is the question that I get asked a lot about my significant weight loss (6 stone). ( Read more... )

If you don't want to switch off, don't. If you do ( Read more... )

( Navel-gazing: onwards and upwards! )

( Other people's dreams are boring )

Problem: I'm really struggling to concentrate on reading academic articles. What do you do when you want t concentrate and get on with some work? What helps you? I'm particularly interested to hear from people who have mental health issues that affect their concentration yet who still manage to study.