As well as my anxiety and depression I also have Aspergers syndrome. I shall not go into all the symptoms of Aspersers but focus on just one, which is the purpose of this blog. With Aspergers you are obsessed with routine. If you are doing something very familiar to you, you can cope with most… Continue Reading
A Christmas Party with Worry Beads
The silly season has almost become a faint memory, apart from the impact on my waistline! I wish to share with you the highlight of my Christmas, and of course it does involve worry beads. Christmas, for sufferers of anxiety and depression, is one of the most difficult times of the year. It brings back… Continue Reading
The School Project – Using Worry Beads
One of my sons has a Philosophy and Ethics project to do on “The Creation”. The project is to create a piece of artwork that would represent what creation was to them. He started using worry beads as a means of calming down when the dreaded teenage hormones took over him but now also uses worry… Continue Reading
Living with Anxiety, Depression and Worry Beads
For those of you who have read my previous posts you might have wondered why I had stopped writing them. The simple answer is I write them when I have to use my worry beads as I find myself in a “bad place”. For me now with constant use of worry beads all the little… Continue Reading
Living with Anxiety, Depression and Worry Beads
It is funny how the smallest of thing s can lead me into difficulties. My wife and I decided to give our youngest son a bedroom makeover. He is now nine so we let him choose what he wanted to do. A trip to Ikea identified that he wanted a raised bed and a sofa… Continue Reading