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Cat: My passion for blogging helped me take charge of my mental health

For as long as I can remember, I’ve always been quite an anxious person. I tend to overthink scenarios and often get stressed over making the wrong decision. Whether it’s something important or simply just deciding what I want for dinner, the idea of making a bad choice has occasionally led me to make no choice at all. I am incredibly hard on myself when I do make a mistake, as...

Tags: Anxiety, Low self-confidence
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Becky: Loneliness helped me find my inner strength

“I feel so alone.” I can’t remember how many times those words crossed my mind whilst at university. More times than I have fingers, that is for sure. I was living in an exciting, new city. I was studying a subject I was passionate about with like-minded people. I was enjoying nights out with new-found friends. They’re just a few things that are sold to us as part and...

Tags: Low self-confidence, Loneliness
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I had my confidence stripped away

I had two very difficult parents both of whom had personality disorders. I had my confidence stripped away and got to a place where I felt unable to cope with life. I had help from several therapists over the years but it was when I found Penny that my life began to turn around. Slowly but surely she unraveled all my misconceptions and fears and helped me to find coping mechanisms. She was...

Tags: Personality disorders, Low self-confidence
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Ang: "Counselling has empowered me."

I was offered counselling through an NE charity and, happily, I took up this opportunity. I saw a fab counsellor called Jenny for pretty much a year. She listened and empathised with me. I find it very hard to trust people and to let people in and it took a long time before I fully opened up in session. This is the only thing I regret about my experience of counselling - I wish I'd opened up...

Tags: Low self-confidence, Low self-esteem
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Liz's story

I'd never seen myself as someone who needed a counsellor. I thought I could cope. But, I was wrong. A year or so ago, when I had problems that I didn't feel I could share with friends, I started counselling. Initially, it was an enormous help just to have someone to talk to. Now, my self-confidence is growing. I'm starting to understand why things have been the way they have. Most...

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Anonymous's story

Most of us, at some point in our lives, will be faced with the daunting sight of a crumpled life. The journey we then have to take is the journey through oneself, which is exciting and scary at the same time. This is the time when I turned to my counsellor, to give me the support, the tools and act as a sounding board through this journey. Thanks to our work, I have grown to know myself better,...

Tags: Low self-confidence
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Liz: "Thanks to counselling, I like myself now."

I remember the anxiety and self-doubt I used to experience, before receiving counselling. I used to feel so much concern about what other people thought of me. I spent too much of my time worrying and over-thinking.  "Does so and so really like me or not?...Does my boyfriend really love me?... What have I really got going for me?...." And on and on it went. As I write this, I feel I am...

Tags: Anxiety, Low self-confidence, Low self-esteem
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Debbie's story

I've always suffered from bouts of depression and anxiety, but never enough to seek help. That is until I had my son, Thomas, who's now three. After I split up with his father when Thomas was two, I was at an all-time low and worried about my ability to be a good mother. I found my counsellor nine months ago in a small ad, and checked out her website. She specialises in something called...

Tags: Anger management, Anxiety, Depression, and more
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Clare's story

I am currently having counselling. I found the first few weeks quite difficult and emotionally very exhausting. But, it was also liberating. I was (and still am) going through a delayed grieving process which, amongst other things, I expect is why it was particularly intense. It is still very much 'work in progress' - cliché but an accurate description. My confidence has increased...

Tags: Anxiety, Low self-confidence, Phobias
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