Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “stress”
Blogging burnout: Burnout is a psychological term that refers to long-term exhaustion and diminished interest in work. The symptoms of burnout are similar to those of clinical depression. Blogging is hard, let’s not pretend otherwise. Not all the time, no, most of the time it is THE most amazing gift of a hobby/job, but sometimes it can be a slog. Sometimes …
Like any parent juggling a child and work, stress sometimes gets the better of me. When I heard about the HAYO’U method I was so keen to learn more, especially as their stress busters come in the form of one minute rituals. Who hasn’t got a minute?! HAYO’U is focused on self-care, giving you skills to take control of your own health …
An open letter to a kind stranger, To the lady who was kind to me today, when my daughter lay screaming on the floor in a busy shop, thank you. Thank you for your kindness, thank you for taking the time to reach out and make me feel like I wasn’t alone. You see there are some days, days when I …
This week I am sharing 5 Things; To Stop You Feeling Overwhelmed. Are you stressed? Do you feel like you are constantly chasing your tail? Never achieving everything you want and feeling like a bit of a failure because of it? Are you constantly juggling a million different tasks? Suffering from information overload? Feeling overwhelmed? Then these things may just …
Late in 2013 I was diagnosed with PND, for the first time in my life I was experiencing stress and anxiety. For a number of reasons CBT group sessions are not for me, so I thought I would take control of my own feelings and find ways to smooth out the things that cause bumps in my road. In my …
I am linking up again with Crazy With Twins Wednesday Words feature. This feature give’s us license to find a quote, lyric, poem, whatever we fancy that we identify with or that helps to tell our story.. Do you compare? Do you look at other people and think they are doing better than you? A better mum, a better …
I am linking up again with Jocelyn from The Reading Residence. The idea of #WOTW is to find one word that sums up your week. The word of my week is In stark contrast to last week when I felt more in control and organised. This week I have felt like I am sinking under the piles of tasks I …
Well I have been on the PND medication for just over two weeks and I had a check up with my Doctor on Monday. In general I think I feel a bit better. Well I definitely have cried less than usual over the past few days. I still feel anxious and sick, but I think that is to do with …
I have had so many lovely messages after posting my experiences with stress and PND, so I just wanted to post an update. As I have said previously, I don’t want this blog to turn into a negative space, as it started from such a joyous place, but honesty is important. Honesty is what led me to posting my problems …
Jaime at Oliver’s Madhouse creates a Linky each week for us all to share our Magic Moments. These moments can be any moment that feels magical to you, however big or small. The last few days have been very mixed for me. I threw something for the first time on Thursday. I was trying to tidy and everything was building …
So Monday wasn’t too bad a day. I had coffee with friends in the morning and although I didn’t always feel part of it, I didn’t cry, which I thought was good. The afternoon at home wasn’t unbearable, although it is a bit of a blur. I started to think that maybe I can sort this out my myself. How …
I had my Doctor’s appointment yesterday. I had to fill in a form about my feelings, have a chat and then she said I have PND. Not sure how I am meant to feel about that. She wants me to meet with my Doctor (as she knows me better), to decide whether I should have drugs, therapy or both. I …
Well I’m no further forward. I find that I am losing confidence in myself on tasks/work I know how to do well. As my mind is full, focusing is hard and so doing my normal work is proving challenging. I hate moaning, but it wouldn’t be truthful after my last post to pretend all is well. I have to be …
I am sitting here crying as I type. I seem to cry a lot at the moment. I have no right to cry, I have everything I’ve ever wanted. I know many people who would give their souls to be in my position. Not because we are rich, or live the high life (we aren’t and don’t), but because I …
