Some snippets about anxiety to reflect upon it and possibly develop further understanding.
Category: anxiety
Guzzling dopamine!
Our culture of instant pleasure does come at a cost.
Extreme worry and anxiety
Of the many emotions that rattle about, the one I am asked most about is anxiety. This is no surprise…
‘Threat’ and Challenging Behaviour
It’s sort of obvious, but we can forget: when a child digs their heels in, starts insulting us or becomes…
Helicopter Parents and Anxiety!
I first learnt the term, ‘helicopter parents’ in the noughties in an article that was about how universities no longer…
Trauma Responses
I worked for ten years in a Pupil Referral Unit (PRU) with children who struggled to regulate both emotions and…
Can Our Thinking Really Be Relied Upon?
We are taught to believe that our thinking can be relied upon and that it’s logical, rational and fool proof.…
When a child gets under you skin!
I am going to ask you (as a parent/carer/teacher/anyone who has regular contact with children) to think hard about the…
An interview with Ella – about worry
I was contacted by Ella’s mum with a photo of the worry extractor machine she had designed and then made. The light goes…
What can we say about anxiety?
My video: What can we say about anxiety? covers what anxiety is, why we evolved it, how it can affect us and…
What can we say about fear?
My latest video: What can we say about fear? looks at the emotion of fear, the fear response and its links to…
Create a worry machine
I created this worry machine a while ago for World Book Day, setting children the task of creating one for themselves.…