Tag: Anxious

This is my first consultation with Doctor Sara. Her room in Netanya has no distractions. It is cell-like, and the blinds are down. Sara looks in her early to mid 50s. Her face only has lines around her lips, like a smoker. Otherwise, her face is smooth and narrow. She has...

Fear, sadness, frustration, worry and anger toward the climate crisis are all feelings that stand under the umbrella of climate-anxiety. Defined by the Climate Psychology Alliance as ‘heightened emotional, mental or somatic distress in response to dangerous changes in the climate sys...

There had been warnings days ahead. ‘It is Coming! Weather Warning!’ screamed the headlines. Newspaper websites gave up to the minute warnings of exactly what time the impending apocalypse would break. People cancelled trips, rescheduled travel. The reason for this sudden outbreak of ...

I stand in the rain. Edinburgh rain — the kind that lingers almost permanently regardless of season — lends itself well to a sombre mood, the greyness of thought that has made itself comfortable in my head since the ’90s. I ordered an Eggnog Latte having never drunk proper eggnog i...

What I learned over 38 years I wish I was told when I was younger. Personality is temporary and made up. You can be who you want to be. No one has the power to lower your self-esteem because self-esteem is an illusion. Rejection is a sign you are growing and living. It’s not a big de...

What I learned over 38 years I wish I was told when I was younger. Personality is temporary and made up. You can be who you want to be. No one has the power to lower your self-esteem because self-esteem is an illusion. Rejection is a sign you are growing and living. It’s not a big de...