Charles Middleburgh is a regular customer of ours and he has been “caught in the act” by professional photographer Zoe Norfolk during a formal dinner. Charles like most customers started with our standard range of worry beads but for his last half a dozen sets he has been asking for different levels of customisation. The set he… Continue Reading
Worry Beads alternative with the same benefits – The English Worry Bead Co
I recently received an email from a customer who does not want to use worry beads but has benefited from using a “fribble” and wanted to share his story. I can relate to what he says and think many other will do to. Here is what he had to say: Hello I’m Jerry from Houston Texas… Continue Reading
Living with Anxiety, Depressions and Worry Beads
I start the day highly anxious and I thought I would share with you how I use worry beads to cope with this intense pressure. The first mechanism isn’t worry beads, it is a good hard work out down the gym. Hard exercise gives me a boost of endorphin which helps my mood and make the day look… Continue Reading
Worry Beads – Living with Anxiety Depression
I discovered worry beads a few years ago, trying them out as a joke to start with, until I saw the benefits, and now they are far from that. This is one in a series of blogs in which I share my life experiences where worry beads have made a huge difference to my life. … Continue Reading
Relax with Worry Beads
I am a constant user of worry beads but still I find myself being surprised by the benefits I get. I would like to share an example of this from the weekend. I have two teenage boys and it was time they had some new clothes. They are both completely different in that one is… Continue Reading
Living with Asperger’s Syndrome and Worry Beads
One of the toughest things with Asperger’s is being faced with something that is new to you. Most people will have heightened stress levels when trying something new but with Asperger’s the stress level is far higher and even minor changes to your routine will send your stress levels “sky rocketing”. An example of this happened… Continue Reading
A New Type of Worry Beads
One of the commitments we have made to our customers is to continue to develop new objects to “twiddle” with so that you do not get bored with your worry beads and you can maximise their benefits. In the same vein as the 1Pear (fribble) the next type of worry beads also does not have… Continue Reading
Living with Anxiety, Depression and Worry Beads
Having mental health issues does not preclude yourself from physical ailments and after a year long wait I arrived at the day I was having a pain blocker put in my back as I have arthritis in my spine. Like most people I do not relish the thought of visiting a hospital, unfortunately the pain… Continue Reading
Living with Anxiety, Depression and Worry Beads
For 18 years I have had to manage severe anxiety and depression but in the last couple of years I have used worry beads as an addition to my control mechanisms. One of my main issues is where “what is right” does not happen because of some personal agenda someone has. I have spent many… Continue Reading
1Pear (fribble) Stress Toy for Adults
After 6 months of design and testing we are delighted to announce a replacement for using worry beads. Some people are uncomfortable using worry beads for a number of reasons and we wanted to take the principles we use in our worry beads and create something which worked as well but did not have the… Continue Reading
