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Ep 24 - Podcast Anxiety and Happy New Year

Today I talk about my new year celebrations, and I answer a question about podcast anxiety submitted by Ben who has his own podcast at Nerd Alert.

You can check out Ben's podcast here.

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Ep 23 - New Years Resolutions - Do You Need Them?

With a new year comes New Year Resolutions, but do we need them? Are they a good way to help move forward, or are they impossible to keep? This is what I talk about today, and tell you what I do about the new year.

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Ep - 21 Coughs and Sneezes Spread Diseases

Anxiety - The Control Game #blog #anxiety #mentalhealth #blogging

I have had anxiety for many years, and I am well aware of the up’s and down’s that it can throw at you. Just when you think you are feeling a little better, something happens and puts it all back to the start.

That is the kind of thing that I have been dealing with over the past few days. Since I have been using CBD oil, I have seen a marked improvement in my mood and my anxiety. It has been so…

An Anxious Man #anxiety #mentalhealth #blog #blogging

  I’m an anxious man,

Living to anxieties plan,

When you see me wringing my hands,

I’m trying hard to give a damn,

But, I’m an anxious man.

  I’m an anxious man,

I try to walk the dog when I can,

But I don’t like shit on my hands,

So I use fifteen poopy bags,

Coz I’m an anxious man.

  I’m an anxious man,

People say that they understand,

But I don’t think that some give a damn,

They just think…

Anxiety v Motivation - Who Shall Win? #anxiety #mentalhealth #motivation

The past few days has been a little turbulent for me, not because I have had bad anxiety, but because I have had a motivational battle. I guess I’m a little ambitious about what I want to achieve, like anyone who does something they love to do. However, even though I have achieved a few things that I wanted, there are other goals that I have set myself.

If you read my other poston watching TED…

Top 5 Motivational TED Talks

As those of you who may have read my other post on procrastination, you will know that I have been watching TED talks on YouTube recently. Partly this was because I wanted to see what they were like, but later I saw some talks that were fascinating. They were people who have used various strategies to motivate themselves, and were now passing this on to everyone. I thought I would share my top…

Procrastination Gets You Nowhere @TEDTalks #focus #blog #blogging

I have recently been watching some TED talks on YouTube. I though that it would be good for me to replace my recent obsession with old Charlie Chan movies with something more enlightening. For anyone who doesn’t know, TED talks are lectures given by some amazing people with a good story to tell.

I came across some interesting lectures including a number of people talking about inspirational…

From Russia With Pubs @Nicholsonspubs @A_LaTurka #canterbury #food #worldcup2018

When it comes to football, I’m not the type of person that has to watch every match played in the Premier League. However, when the World Cup rolls around every four years, I like to watch as much of it as I can. Now, this isn’t a post about the World Cup, or any of the events that have taken part, but it does involve a game that was being played at the time.

For many years, my brother, and two…

Here's Why Women's Football is Better #WorldCup2018 #football #blogging #blog

Before this World Cup 2018 started, I had seen a number of women’s football matches. I have always though that they deserved to have as much respect and support as their male counterparts. However, it is becoming increasingly clear to me that perhaps the women deserve more respect than the men.

Aggression

In this World Cup as with others before, there has always been a level of aggression…

What's Important in Your Life? #blog #blogging #mentalhealth #bullying @bullyinguk

Yesterday, my wife and I went to see our daughter perform with her choir. She has been a member of the choir for nearly 4 years, and she loves singing and being with her friends. Last night was made even more special as they were being accompanied by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, who are without doubt one of the best in the world.

It is occasions such as these that make me even more proud of…

Musical Reflections #11 - Anything But Lonely - #blogger #blog #musicals

I have always had a love of the musical theater, and I have been lucky enough to see a few musicals over the years. Although my favourite musical of all time is Les Misérables, my Musical Reflection song this time is from a musical I haven’t seen – Aspects of Love.

I used to have a cassette tape with many Andrew Lloyd Webber songs on it, and one of them was ‘Anything But Lonely.’ It was…

Musical Reflections #10 - Ideal World #music #blog #blogging

When people ask me about my musical taste, I usually say that it is varied. I am sure that if you have read the rest of my Musical Reflection series you would agree. (Apart from having two songs from ‘Wings’ which surprised me.)

Normally, I might like one or two songs from a group or singer, and this next song is the same. When I first heard ‘Ideal World’ by ‘The Christians,’ I thought it was a…

300 Posts Later, How Has My Blogging Changed? #blog #blogger #milestone

It is funny that I am sitting here writing my 300th blog post on this site. I have had other sites in the past, but this one has been the one that has kept me fulfilled and also been a cathartic way of expressing my anxiety and my struggles with it.

I thought it only fitting that I use this post to reflect on my blogging life and style. It is true to say that I haven’t always been a prolific…

The Anxious Mind: Buses #buses #mentalhealth # blog #blogger #anxiety

Buses are a great way to get around, they are safe, better for the environment than cars (apparently), and they can transport a lot of people at one time. I have used them many times, and they have always been comfortable and…well, sometimes clean.

That is what my rational mind thinks, my anxious mind thinks something else.

My anxious mind doesn’t see a bus; it sees an incubator, a petri dish on…