Tag Archive | anxiety
You Say Psychiatrist, I Say Psychologist…
Originally posted on Hannah Howe:
My Sam Smith Mystery Series features psychologist Dr Alan Storey. Occasionally, reviewers refer to Dr Storey as a psychiatrist, which invites the question: what is the difference between a psychologist and a psychiatrist? Psychology is the scientific study of the mind and behaviour of humans and animals. As a social…
Loving Someone Who Hurts You
Originally posted on Hannah Howe:
Loving Someone Who Hurts You My novel Sam’s Song discusses the taboo subject of domestic violence. Many thanks to Sarah Fader for this guest post. Domestic violence is a serious problem that affects people of all races and genders. There are two parties involved in an abusive relationship, the abuser…
My Comfort Zone
Originally posted on All I Have to Say:
For those who might not be aware, the month of April is NaPoWriMo (National Poetry Writing Month). It’s also GloPoWriMo – Global Poetry Writing Month. Kind of cool to think writers all over the world are stepping up their poetry-writing game in order to pen 30 poems…
Christmas tension mounting? Here’s a book that will help without mentioning turkeys or stuffing (although family does crop up quite often))
Originally posted on BRIDGET WHELAN writer:
Think of Making Friends with Anxiety as an early Christmas present to yourself. Written by international bestselling author Sarah Rayner, it oozes compassion without a hint of patronising superiority or wooly waffle. I don’t like most self-help books. I’ve read a lot of bad ones in my time as…
Be kind – be anxious, says Roddy Doyle. Quotes for writers (and people who like quotes)
Originally posted on BRIDGET WHELAN writer:
Do be kind to yourself. Fill pages as quickly as possible; double space, or write on every second line. Regard every new page as a small triumph, until you get to page 50. Then calm down, and start worrying about the quality. Do feel anxiety – it’s the job.…
Mindfulness y reblogs.
Originally posted on Just Olga:
Hola a todos: Como recordaréis os he comentado que este mes de Noviembre iba a participar en NaNoWriMo y estaría muy ocupada, así que aprovecharía la ocasión para revisitar algunos de mis antiguos posts. Juliette Forster se puso en contacto conmigo ofreciéndome su post sobre Mindfulness (un tipo de meditación…
One of my least favorite words . . .
Originally posted on C. Miller:
I’m currently dealing with a major adjustment. It’s not anything bad. It’s actually really good, but as many of you may know by reading my blogs . . . I am a creature of habit. The sky can be the wrong shade of blue and throw me off for the…
Positivity Journal
Originally posted on C. Miller:
I usually apologize when I haven’t been on here (or anywhere) for a while. I’m not going to do that this time. I’ll explain, and explaining will (eventually) get me to the title of this post. This is going to be a long one. Proceed if you dare . .…
Robin Williams: His Last Laugh
Originally posted on yadadarcyyada:
Suicide isn’t a laughing matter. Neither is depression. Have we lost the ability to see that line between genuinely mourning the loss of someone and using it to gain attention for ourselves? Where to begin? The media are too obvious, they’re a well-oiled exploitation machine. Social media is too often the…
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