Anxiety Archives - CatsKidsChaos https://catskidschaos.com/tag/anxiety/ Cats, kids, coffee and chaos Sun, 27 Feb 2022 19:57:13 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://catskidschaos.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/cropped-cropped-catskidschaos-blog-logo-32x32.png Anxiety Archives - CatsKidsChaos https://catskidschaos.com/tag/anxiety/ 32 32 Living with Imposter syndrome https://catskidschaos.com/2022/02/25/living-with-imposter-syndrome/ https://catskidschaos.com/2022/02/25/living-with-imposter-syndrome/#comments Fri, 25 Feb 2022 09:00:00 +0000 https://catskidschaos.com/?p=28899 When you have lived with imposter syndrome all of your life, but didn’t realise it is an actual “thing” the relief that you feel when it turns out it’s not just you, and that there are ways to combat it, is life changing. Impostor syndrome (IS) refers to an internal experience of believing that you […]

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]]> https://catskidschaos.com/2022/02/25/living-with-imposter-syndrome/feed/ 1 A year of pandemic, a year of anxiety. https://catskidschaos.com/2021/03/10/a-year-of-pandemic-a-year-of-anxiety/ https://catskidschaos.com/2021/03/10/a-year-of-pandemic-a-year-of-anxiety/#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2021 18:02:08 +0000 https://catskidschaos.com/?p=26862 Today is a year of pandemic, a year of anxiety. A year ago today, I told my husband that he needed to plan to work from home and not go back to the office because frankly “this shit is about to get real”. He came home that day and has not returned to his office […]

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]]> https://catskidschaos.com/2021/03/10/a-year-of-pandemic-a-year-of-anxiety/feed/ 1 I have forgotten how to relax https://catskidschaos.com/2019/11/07/i-have-forgotten-how-to-relax/ https://catskidschaos.com/2019/11/07/i-have-forgotten-how-to-relax/#comments Thu, 07 Nov 2019 19:36:12 +0000 https://themadhouseofcatsandbabies.com/?p=21950 As I work through the issues and triggers around my anxiety and spend time in therapy, areas of my life are being scrutinized and turned over. My therapist recently asked me “what do you do to relax, do you know how to relax?” I thought hard for a few minutes and the only reply I […]

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]]> https://catskidschaos.com/2019/11/07/i-have-forgotten-how-to-relax/feed/ 1 Anxiety and me – what you see/what you don’t see https://catskidschaos.com/2019/11/01/anxiety-and-me-what-you-see-what-you-dont-see/ Fri, 01 Nov 2019 09:02:57 +0000 https://themadhouseofcatsandbabies.com/?p=21874 I make it no secret that I struggle hard with anxiety. I used to try and hide it but now I don’t. Anxiety and me are, for now, bedfellows and I am working on not letting it win. Some days are a victory and some days are hard lessons learned. Someone (who gets me, and […]

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]]> Keeping things on the low. Anxiety and me, and a radical Facebook cleanse. https://catskidschaos.com/2019/09/30/keeping-things-on-the-low-anxiety-and-me-and-a-radical-facebook-cleanse/ https://catskidschaos.com/2019/09/30/keeping-things-on-the-low-anxiety-and-me-and-a-radical-facebook-cleanse/#comments Mon, 30 Sep 2019 20:26:19 +0000 https://themadhouseofcatsandbabies.com/?p=21171 I haven’t shared much about my anxiety and me, recently. Mainly because there isn’t much to say. I wrote about cutting out WhatsApp and how that has helped to reduce noise in my life. I also shared this post on Facebook. “It’s one of those eye-roll-inducing Facebook posts. In an attempt to look after ME and […]

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]]> https://catskidschaos.com/2019/09/30/keeping-things-on-the-low-anxiety-and-me-and-a-radical-facebook-cleanse/feed/ 2 Anxiety & Me: What made you have anxiety? https://catskidschaos.com/2019/08/21/anxiety-me-the-contents-of-my-head-what-made-you-have-anxiety/ Wed, 21 Aug 2019 00:00:53 +0000 https://themadhouseofcatsandbabies.com/?p=20850 What made you “have anxiety?” I have always been a “more anxious” person. As far back as I can remember I know I had feelings of anxiety that seemed to be not normal. I used to worry about my family dying, I worried about getting sick, things on the news would make me terribly anxious. […]

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]]> I don’t play party games and I don’t do fancy dress https://catskidschaos.com/2019/08/15/i-dont-play-party-games-and-i-dont-do-fancy-dress/ https://catskidschaos.com/2019/08/15/i-dont-play-party-games-and-i-dont-do-fancy-dress/#comments Thu, 15 Aug 2019 01:00:26 +0000 https://themadhouseofcatsandbabies.com/?p=20775 I don’t join with party games and I don’t do fancy dress In fact, I hate both… It’s common knowledge amongst my friends and family that I am a boring old fart, spoilsport, misery guts, party pooper. I will happily admit that and own the title. Ok, I don’t hate games. There are a few […]

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]]> https://catskidschaos.com/2019/08/15/i-dont-play-party-games-and-i-dont-do-fancy-dress/feed/ 1 How I discovered my sense of self through Motherhood – and found it wasn’t what I expected https://catskidschaos.com/2019/08/08/how-i-discovered-my-sense-of-self-through-motherhood-and-found-it-wasnt-what-i-expected/ Thu, 08 Aug 2019 00:00:23 +0000 https://themadhouseofcatsandbabies.com/?p=20627 This is a guest post about finding a sense of self through Motherhood, from Joanna, who shares over at My Anxious Life. Motherhood. There are highs and lows and we all have different experiences, but one thing we can all agree on for certain is that it’s all-consuming. From the moment you begin your future […]

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]]> Normal service is resuming. https://catskidschaos.com/2019/06/02/normal-service-is-resuming/ Sun, 02 Jun 2019 20:22:19 +0000 https://themadhouseofcatsandbabies.com/?p=20158 It’s been a rollercoaster of six weeks. Normal service is resuming. He’s going back to work tomorrow. Slowly, he’s easing himself back into normal routine. 6 weeks ago, they told me he “we think is having a heart attack”. Then, much to our relief, it wasn’t that. But it still was over a week in […]

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]]> Mental Health Wisdom – Antony Simpson https://catskidschaos.com/2019/05/13/mental-health-wisdom-antony-simpson/ Mon, 13 May 2019 12:11:03 +0000 https://themadhouseofcatsandbabies.com/?p=19939 *This is a review post. I was kindly sent a copy of this book to read and share on our blog* Mental Health Awareness Week 2019 is upon us. Today I am sharing a review of the book Mental Health Wisdom by Antony Simpson. Antony is a registered nurse, who has experience in the mental […]

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