School is meant to be one of the best times of your life. Learning who you are, while making friends and happy memories that you’ll look back on fondly when you’re all grown-up. Not so for me. From the day I started primary school to the day I finished my last exam nearly 12 years later, I was bullied; not just verbally but physically, too. I left school nearly eight years ago, but...
Today I read a book out loud, whilst with my therapist. My therapist is a safe person. A good man. We read the book about touch because I was sexually abused as a child. And as an adult, even though I am a happily married mother of two, touch and sex still confuse me. What is 'safe'? What is 'good'? What is OK and allowed, and for whom? I thought the book would help me. And in a way it did....
You might be familiar with the term ‘separation anxiety’, understanding it as a condition that more commonly affects children, and even animals. But have you heard it used in relation to parents? Separation anxiety is common in children aged between six months and three years. It can be an intense, difficult time, but children will typically grow out of it. Separation anxiety in...
Speaking in an interview with happiful, Tamara Ecclestone shares her experience of separation anxiety with three-year-old daughter, Sophia. Despite being a devoted mum, Tamara admits that her unconditional love may have caused her to suffer parental separation anxiety. Since giving birth in 2014, the Formula One heiress has faced criticism over her parenting skills. A believer in attachment...
As a first time mum, I didn’t really know there was a problem until my daughter was nine months old. I knew I didn’t feel like myself from the very beginning, but I just assumed all new mums felt like that. I also suffered from OCD as a teenager which flared back up after the birth of my first daughter. The first time I remember feeling separation anxiety was when my daughter was 3...
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