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
Using Worry Beads – Definition
During last summer we attended several country fairs and every time we would get caught out when someone asked, “Worry beads, what do you do with them?” For those of you who have had worry beads you would probably know what to show someone but as the leading authority on worry beads in this country we were left slightly… Continue Reading
Fighting Asperger’s Syndrome with Worry Beads
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
The 1,2,3 of English Worry Beads
I write a regular blog describing some of the situations I have to face as someone with depression and anxiety and how I have used worry beads to help me through them. I thought readers might find it useful if I was to describe which sets of worry beads I use. I am in the… 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
