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Those of us who have suffered from high anxiety may have experienced the horrors of panic attacks – its night-terrors, its physical-frenzy, the shaming-silence, the awful-anxiety for which our body moves into a heightened state of fear.

At some stage we all go through difficult times that affect us physically, emotionally, and even our mental well-being. While most people do not hesitate to go to a GP for attention, a lot of us delay seeking help for emotional or psychological needs.

While our diet industry wants us to believe that weight loss is all about numbers, and our food industry seems to support this belief (with all the fat, protein, carbs & grams of fibre on the nutritional label), it’s not the whole truth!

Do you long for words of Love & Romance yet distrust all signs of affection, expecting only rejection ultimately? Maybe your background attachment figures never said “I’m here for you”, maybe the memory that stayed was “I’m not wanted around here so how can you let such words in now?

Get healthier, fitter, look slimmer, shed that fat” starting tomorrow or maybe start New Year’s day? Those horrible extra pounds sneak on silently, shift a little after some tortuous diet before plateauing after approx. week two. So what’s missing? Where do you go wrong?

Environmental anxiety or eco anxiety is the response to the destruction we are seeing of nature’s beauty, rising sea-levels and climate change. Such anxiety can begin with experiencing extreme weather or witnessing the reporting of human’s destructive acts, floods and forest fires.

Take back control of yourself and your mind. We are given one mind and one body, investing in keeping both well and coping with life better, is your right.

We all strive for happiness, often by looking for it in a wide variety of places, perceiving it as a state that we can arrive at. But happiness is a journey, not a destination.

We don’t live in a perfect world and therefore meet all different kind of people. Additionally, we often hold unrealistic expectations about others and our relationships with them.

Be present. When you are experiencing a panic attack, try to acknowledge the situation realistically. Try to be more in the moment, using your thoughts to steer away from your fears.

We all strive for happiness, often by looking for it in a wide variety of places, perceiving it as a state that we can arrive at. But happiness is a journey, not a destination.

5 Effective Ways of dealing with Toxic People

The alarm goes off and the depression count down begins. What can I delay today? Who can I cancel? Where can I delegate? All you want is your pillow.

The sad reality is that toxic people are common; we all come across them at one point or another. The boss who wants to discredit your achievements, the friend who injects pessimism into every situation, or the family member who enjoys pushing your buttons.

From the day we are born we try to express our thoughts and get out what we want to say however, being able to communicate in a clear manner can be very difficult.

So much ill health is entirely preventable. If you only treat symptoms and fail to explore the reason for illness, you will never get to the root cause of the problem and it will most likely remain or return.