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Tag: anxiety
How to Change Your Life with One Small Move
[This post was originally written for puttylike.com] Recently, the principles of Feng Shui—an ancient Chinese art which advocates a system of placement within a space to harmonise various energies—became incredibly important to me. (By sheer coincidence, there was an unpleasant job I didn’t want to do, and spending the afternoon rearranging my office seemed preferable.) After some […]
Support Humour about Anxiety
I’m doing something scary. (Technically, living with anxiety makes lots of things scary, I guess. BUT this is actually terrifying.)
A Simple Idea to Help With Repetitive Anxiety
How many times have I felt this anxiety before? And how many times was the anxiety ‘correct’?!
How to Recover After a Setback
[This post was originally written for puttylike.com] This year I’ve experienced a constant stream of setbacks, of varying degrees of seriousness: minor administrative life hassle, major family tragedy, missed career opportunities, painful emotional entanglements, idiotic breakages, unexpected financial demands. At times, it’s felt as if the universe was sending me regular doses of deliberate punishment. […]
What I’m Doing in July 2018
[post status: a brief life update] When Walking on Custard came out in 2015 (aside: I cannot believe that was three years ago! What on EARTH is happening to the flow of time?!), I needed some sort of online home. I considered all kinds of wild, imaginative ideas, like interactive websites which would act as companions to the […]
You Probably Need to Do This One Thing More Often
[This post was originally written for puttylike.com] Do your attempts to be kind to yourself ever backfire? I’ve noticed lately that my moments of self-generosity are occasionally actively unhelpful to me: “Fine, I’ll watch another episode.” “I’ve worked hard, I don’t need to exercise today.” “If I eat a second dessert… then I can free […]
Freedom vs Security
[This post was originally written for puttylike.com] Today: some thoughts about life decisions. But First: Let’s Talk About Fourier Transforms, [WARNING: THIS SECTION CONTAINS MATHS! (It’s optional, so skip it, if you like.)] A few months ago, I was making a decision, and every time I thought about it, a mathematical analogy sprung to mind.
I’m Anxious – What Do I Do Now?
Ideas of what to do when you discover anxiety.
The Examined Life Is Not Worth Living
“The unexamined life is not worth living” – Socrates THOUGHT: The over-examined life isn’t exactly worth living, either.