Anyone who has passed through puberty will have stories told to them of how they were very moody when they were in their teens. For those of us who are in their mature years will have stories but there was never any explanation apart from you were sometimes a horrible child! Nowadays the medical community and parents… Continue Reading
Living with Anxiety, Depression and Worry Beads – Update 7
This is the saga of “Dad’s Walking Stick”. In my Update 6 I told of how I managed to use an image of my worry beads in my head to diffuse an anxiety attack. This saga shows how effective this technique has come on. It starts with my parents almost achieving 60 years of marriage. To celebrate this my… Continue Reading
Living with Anxiety, Depression and Worry Beads – Update 6
An invite to a friend’s 50th birthday dinner was a very nice thing to look forward to. I don’t go out much as I become anxious in a strange environment and around people I don’t know. I do still undertake this sort of thing however I do need to make some mental preparations. For this particular outing… Continue Reading
Conditioning the Leather with your Pears
One of the pleasures of using English Worry Beads is that they become a part of you. Let us start with a 1Pear Leather worry beads which is thread with 1.5mm leather cord. All leather responds to heat and chemical treatment. We would recommend that part of getting to know your worry beads is to… Continue Reading
Second Trick with 2Pear Worry Beads
After you have mastered the first trick with worry beads, this second trick will amaze your friends, become a worry beads expert! With the diagrams below you should be able to learn the hand positions and quite quickly increase your speed. Once mastered at any speed you can regulate your speed to help change your… Continue Reading
Living with Anxiety, Depression and Worry Beads – Update 5
One of my biggest challenges with depression is getting started, every day. Ok, if I am honest it is not every day but I would say most days I feel like I wake up in a bowl of treacle. My limbs feel heavy and my brain seems slow. I know people who don’t have depression are probably saying… Continue Reading
Living with Anxiety, Depression and Worry Beads – Update 3
I think I know what has happened. I have been looking forward to the web site going live and the launch of the business for weeks and now it has happened my anxiety and depression are bad. It is the same with anything I look forward to. I love cars and driving but every time I… Continue Reading