In the first part of this blog, we discussed the difference between anxiety and an anxiety disorder, and the symptoms which one may experience due to anxiety disorder. It was also explained that there are different kinds of anxiety disorder … Read more
What is Anxiety Disorder? |Part 1
Anxiety is a normal emotion which activates when being faced with a stressful situation and when the necessary support is absent. It is the brain’s way of alerting us, and the body’s automatic fight-or-flight response which is triggered when under … Read more
Anxiety vs stress – what is the difference?
“Stress” and “anxiety” are words we hear regularly and sometimes are erroneously used interchangeably. They refer to different emotional states which differ in severity and will be explored further in this blog.
Stress
Stress is defined as the tension that … Read more
Anxiety Causes False Beliefs
Anxiety can creep up on you at any moment in your life. In fact, being an anxious person is harder to live with than some people think. When you’re an anxious person, you constantly fear that things will not go … Read more
Anxiety Symptoms
When we are in situations which cause stress, it is normal to feel anxious. In some situations, stress can help us to react, get things done and keep ourselves safe. However, there are several situations which can evoke high intense … Read more
3 Treatments for Anxiety Disorder
Going through the blogs written by the team at Willingness, one can come across a number of articles focusing on anxiety. The reason for this topic to be so popular, is that it is affecting a large number of … Read more
Sitting with sadness | Part 2
In part one of this blog ‘sitting with sadness, part 1’ we spoke about journaling our feelings and some people simply find that trying to express words on paper is not for them. If journaling is not for … Read more
Sitting with sadness | Part 1
Why do we always try to avoid being sad or find ways to run away from this sadness? Did you know sitting with sadness is actually the key to processing our emotions? But what does that even mean? And how … Read more
4 tips on managing difficult thoughts during the 2020 festive season
This festive season will present some difficult situations as we continue to understand what life during a pandemic is like. Here are 4 tips on managing difficult thoughts during the 2020 festive season.
- Analyse thoughts
A feeling is elicited from … Read more
Tips to prevent anxiety and stress this festive season
The festive season tends to bring lots of excitement and anxiety as well. This year, everything has been turned on its head and we need to rethink and re-assess even the most basic activities. As a result, this Christmas could … Read more