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
Living with Anxiety, Depression and Worry Beads
I mentioned in my last blog that in addition to my anxiety and depression I have also been diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome. One of the key issues for me is that I cannot stand by and see injustice. I therefore find myself in all sorts of battles that any normal person would not get involved… Continue Reading
Living with Anxiety, Depression and Worry Beads
I have a story to share with you that many will not believe, in fact I am not sure if I would believe it! When people see our worry beads they are surprised how nice they are even though many of them have seen pictures. We therefore decided that we need to get ourselves and… Continue Reading
Living with Anxiety, Depression and Worry Beads
I am going through a unique experience for me at the moment. I know my depression is really bad. Not that I am having negative thoughts, I have those all the time, but I feel so lethargic. When I wake in the morning I just don’t want to open my eyes and my body feels… Continue Reading
Living with Anxiety, Depression and Worry Beads
Those of you who read my blogs regularly will know I have been doing really well recently. Long term use of worry beads is definitely making me generally more relaxed and less likely to get stressed. Yesterday goes to show that however relaxed you are normally certain things can only have only reaction. We are… Continue Reading
Worry Beads – Some Research
I have found worry beads very effective in helping me manage my anxiety and depression. When I first discovered them, I tried to find some scientific research to help me understand how they worked. Lots of hunting through the internet yielded very little, so I gave up. As part of my plan to get the… Continue Reading