I thought you might like to engage in a little bit of time travel today and maybe if you find it enjoyable you’ll travel back in time with me again next friday.
I’m sharing a link to a little piece of me before we came to know each other. I hope it will help us get to know each other a little better!
I think it would be fair to say that everybody experiences anxiety at some point in their life but there is a very big difference between healthy anxiety, which for example can spur us on before we face an exam, unlike severe anxiety disorder which can have life-limiting implications.
Having experienced both in my immediate family, I wondered what anxiety might look like through our five senses in this post, ABSTRACT ANXIETY
What does anxiety look like through your five senses? Have you or someone you are close to experienced healthy anxiety or severe anxiety disorder?
Much love,
Marie xx
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Hi... failte (Irish for welcome! and pronounced fall-thhha).
I'm a newbie to blogging, here just over a year, but what a great year it has been!
I've turned the corner to 50 recently and two things become more relevant...time and experiences!
Material possessions are less important! Using time wisely and truly experiencing each day holds a new significance for me!
If you wish..., a little of the back story...
I''m blessed to be married to a kind and loving man for 28 years, we have two children now 19 and 21.
As I approached 40 and searching for something more, whilst holding down my then part-time legal secretarial work, I trained as a voluntary adult literacy tutor, with the hope of helping adults improve their literacy skills and have a second, and better experience of learning!
However, little did I think that wanting to help others improve their lives would see my own life improve beyond measure also!
You see for years I found it difficult to know what to do as I watched our two children suffer at the hands of bullies. Their struggle began to change when I returned to education! Through education I slowly gained valuable knowledge, I grew in confidence and self-esteme and it had a ripple effect!
By 2014, aged 47 I had completed a Higher Certificate in Literacy Development and a B.A. in Adult Education. I love my work as an adult educator, particularly when adults trust me enough to let down their defences and 'let me in'. Then I can help them by getting to know what makes them 'tic' and what 'lights their fire!'.
As an added bonus along the way I've realised that I also have a love of writing and that writing is cathartic (providing psychological relief through written expression of built up emotions), both for my students and myself. This blog enables me to pursue that new-found interest and I've really enjoying reading your blogs, sharing comments, getting to know so many people and gaining new perspectives. I also like to share any little 'gems' of learning I've gathered along the way!
Thanks for sharing your stories and for helping me realise that it is all possible...and that together we write a truly better story!
Much love,
Marie x
October 20, 2018 at 10:30 pm
Anxiety and panic attacks are not a joke really
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October 20, 2018 at 10:40 pm
I hope my post did not come across as a joke? I certainly did not intend it to. Anxiety and panic attacks are very challenging and take huge personal strength and resilience to manage them.
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October 20, 2018 at 10:41 pm
No no I really appreciated this knowing as I myself had gone through this it’s a very true read thanks
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October 20, 2018 at 10:46 pm
I’m glad you found this helpful and I’m sorry that you have experienced anxiety and panic attacks. I hope when you say ‘had gone through this’ that it is now part of your past and that you are feeling better. Thank for reading and commenting! Xx
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October 20, 2018 at 10:47 pm
Yeah over and done thank u for your stop and healing words
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October 20, 2018 at 10:48 pm
My pleasure and I’m glad to hear of your recovery.
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October 22, 2018 at 3:54 am
Good therapy strategy Marie, I have used this analogy with patients, it’s helpful to have word pictures for the way we feel 😉
Jennifer
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October 22, 2018 at 6:02 pm
Thanks Jennifer, I didn’t realise it was a therapy strategy, good to know!
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October 22, 2018 at 7:57 am
Smell – like burning metal or electrical burning
Taste – like the mouth tastes in the morning after drinking too much and only having two hours sleep
Sound – constant tinnitus (I know this one well)
Touch – like the hairs standing up on the back of your neck – all over your body and all the time
Sight – the dark red glow through your closed eyelids in a too bright room
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October 22, 2018 at 6:05 pm
Wow Darren that is so very descriptive! Your artistic ability is not just limited to drawing…and of course blogging!
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October 22, 2018 at 7:07 pm
Thank you Marie. The smell one was easy as that smell was in my lab today and I spent the afternoon lying in a puddle of oil trying to fix it😄.
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