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
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
Worry Beads Help but NOT the Sole Answer
I want to share what happened last weekend and how using worry beads got me through it. It was a family gathering with my parents, brother and sister. My parents are in their eighties and my brother is three years older than me, my sister a year younger. I have been attending workshops for my… Continue Reading
New Design of Worry Beads
We are introducing a new design of worry beads. They are called a 2Pear (combo). The steel element is a stainless steel snake chain but unlike the chain on the 1Pear it is much thicker. Instead of the same design as the other 2Pears the steel variety will have five stones thread along the chain. The… 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
