What is Generalised Anxiety Disorder? Have you always been a bit of a worrier? Do you find yourself spending lots of time getting anxious about lots of different things, such as finances, relationships, health, work, or the future? Do you struggle to let the worries go? Maybe the worries affect your sleep? Do you find […]
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What Are Adverse Childhood Experiences? I was asked recently whether childhood adversity can contribute to problems with anxiety in adulthood, so this blog will summarise my thoughts based on my clinical experience and knowledge from academic study. The short answer is yes. We know that adverse childhood experiences (ACE’s), such as your parents separating, witnessing
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Can Anxiety Cause Physical Symptoms? Many people who I have worked with in therapy are so surprised to realise just how many physical symptoms are caused by anxiety. They often attend their GP surgery to discuss their physical symptoms with a Healthcare Professional because they are concerned about them or the symptoms are affecting the
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OCD is an anxiety disorder that is characterised by unwanted intrusive thoughts which create intense distress, leading the sufferer to feel compelled to do something to prevent harm being caused to either themselves or others. Within society, people tend to think OCD is just about liking things clean, but this could not be further from
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