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My Health Anxiety Story
What it’s REALLY like being a complete and utter hypochondriac.
Why I Chose an Elective C-Section
Last week I signed the consent forms for an elective cesarean section: here’s why…
Should you have an elective c-section for tokophobia / pregnancy anxiety?
I’ve been offered an elective c-section. But should I take it?
Pregnancy After Loss
This month marks the one year anniversary of my first pregnancy – and also of my subsequent miscarriage. I remember at the time, I worried obsessively about how I would get through these anniversaries: the day I found out I was pregnant, the day the baby would have been due, the …
11 Things Not to Say to Someone With Health Anxiety
When I published my last post on health anxiety, one reader very kindly asked if I had any suggestions for things people can say or do to help those of us who suffer from this condition to cope a little better. This is such an awesome question (Thank you, Emily, for …
9 Things People With Health Anxiety Know
Health anxiety is a pretty lonely condition to have. It’s something very few people can understand, or relate to, for one thing. Many people struggle to see hypochondria as an illness – even a mental health one – and instead see it as, well, a bit silly, really. Something you can – …
Blogging as an introvert
You know what I like? I like writing. Reading. Curling up on the sofa with Terry, Rubin, Netflix, and coffee. Or, you know, wine. You know what I don’t like so much? Meeting people I don’t know. Talking on the phone. Being around Other People for long periods of time. Public …
How The NeverEnding Story Ruined My Childhood
When I was a little girl, my class was one day ushered into our school’s TV Room, and invited to sit down and watch the movie The NeverEnding Story. (I’m assuming it was the end of term or something when this happened. I’ll be honest, my school wasn’t exactly top of …
How to Hold a Vigil : Advice for the Anxious
I worry too much. I worry about stupid, insignificant things like work and doing the ironing, and whether my butt looks big in those skinny jeans I got last week. (It totally does, by the way. Stupid skinny jeans.) What a freakin’ idiot I am, no? Terry is having an operation …