A brief post this week, to coincide not just with a new year but a new decade. We have suddenly arrived at that time of year when people start to consider what changes they’d like to make within their lives. I’m not a huge fan of the concept of New Year’s Resolutions, primarily as they …
Tag: Anxiety
Answering reader questions on anxiety
A good friend asked me some questions about anxiety a few months ago. Whilst I may have alluded to the answers in various posts, I recently realised that I haven’t answered them directly, hence that’s what this post will address. If anyone wants to ask me anything related to anxiety, low self-esteem, or a lack …
Find the positives – it’s vitally important…
A short post this week and something of a recap. I wrote about the importance of trying to maintain a positive outlook on life back in June ( link here ), a fairly lengthy post in which I referenced my something which made me smile today daily list, motivational images I keep, a desire to …
World Mental Health Day 2019 – be that helping hand…
A short but vitally important post today. It is the 2019 World Mental Health Day on Thursday (10th October) and the focus this year is suicide prevention. The statistics regarding this make for horrifying and desperately saddening reading: Someone takes their own life every 40 seconds. Suicide accounts for twice as many deaths as murder …
Don’t bottle it up – why the art of deception is bad for you
A relatively succinct post as I reflect on how writing this blog has been beneficial to me. I first uploaded a YYCDI post on Sunday 5th May and I’ve maintained my commitment to weekly posts since, albeit with a couple of very brief Facebook posts sharing images whilst I was on holiday in August. In …
You are not alone
I started this blog for 3 reasons: After 25+ years of bottling up these issues and hiding them away, I thought it may be cathartic to speak openly about them. In speaking openly, I hope that it may help / be of some comfort to others trying to deal with similar issues. I believe it’s …
Using food & alcohol as a comfort blanket
I thought the initial YYCDI posts I wrote, explaining my issues and what led me to start this blog, were difficult to write but this one certainly rivals those. To some, the content here will sound quite ludicrous. To others, it will resonate hugely. In short, for most of my adult life, food and alcohol …
Fighting anxiety and low self-esteem – the importance of trying to maintain a positive outlook
One of the main things I do to fight back against anxiety and low self-esteem / low self-confidence is to try and progress through life with a positive outlook on things. This can often be easier said than done though it is something I try to remember to consider on a daily basis. One issue …
Root causes of anxiety and low self-esteem (2 of 2)
In last week’s post, I wrote about how I believe body consciousness is the main root cause of my anxiety and low self-esteem / a lack of self-confidence. This week, I’ll address the other main cause, which is what I’ll refer to as an inferiority complex and being very self-critical. This one isn’t easy to …
Low self-esteem and a lack of confidence
Last week I wrote about how anxiety manifests itself within me. Today I’m writing about how other issues, namely low self-esteem, self-doubt, and a real lack of confidence affect me. I’ve separated the posts as anxiety feels significantly different to me than these issues. As I noted last week, anxiety comes and goes within my …