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Nights spent tossing and turning only to be awoken by the dreaded 6am alarm clock after finally dozing off can take its toll, effecting energy levels and mood, which in turn impact on our work and personal lives. But if you are a finicky sleeper, and catching enough z’s is paramount to a happy and...
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Some of you will remember me from my travel posts last year. I spent the early part of 2015 venturing around India and South East Asia with my boyfriend and had the time of my life. Having been home exactly a year this month, I have had time to reflect on my trip and one...
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There are some people who can casually stroll through their international travels on a wing and a prayer. Hell, they don’t even need the prayer. I met a girl like that in Thailand, a six foot tall Australian who had picked her way to the WFFT animal rescue centre via a series of buses and...
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Whenever I step into an interview room, meet new people or have to speak on the phone, ‘The Idiot’ takes over. In my mind I am an articulate human being, I imagine arguments or debates with people and all of these speeches are confidently relayed without self-consciousness or fear. If only such suave sophistication happened...
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I felt exhausted, mentally and physically exhausted. Anxiety is something that all of us may be familiar with, some more than others. Anxiety can strike in many ways, it can creep up on us, or it can be a hard hitting unbearable and overwhelming sense of worry that can start to feel like it’s spiralling...
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I suffer from hypocritical personality disorder. Alright, it may not be officially recognised yet but it’s a very real consequence of my social anxiety. On the one hand, I hate it when people make plans with me and am relieved whenever those plans are cancelled or ended. I will hang around at a party, slowly...
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Every year I fall into the same trap. As I’m browsing through gift ideas, I see one so perfect for one particular family member that I can’t not buy it for them. Unfortunately, I already have a present for that family member, so now they’re getting two presents. Then I have to get two presents...
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