Rebecca's Blogs

A WORLD WITH FACIAL EXPRESSIONS IS ALIEN TO ME

by Rebecca Sharrock February 07, 2023

From my personal perspective, everybody has different genetic appearances. No two sets of eyes, mouths or any other physical features look 100% the same. This is even the case with siblings who are monozygotic. So, therefore, identifying facial expressions is just as difficult a task for me as choosing a grain of sand, and then trying to identify that after it has been randomly mixed amongst billions of others in a box is.

There Is Such Thing As Can’t Yet There Are Always Other Possibilities

by Rebecca Sharrock January 09, 2023

When I was a child in primary school teachers and staff members would say countless times “there’s no such word as can’t”. It’s perfectly true that those words can give a child (or adult) hope that something could indeed be achievable, and that extra motivation can enable us to put in more effort. However, there are also many times when an action or goal purely and simply isn’t achievable.

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I HAVE TO DO MINDFULNESS EXERCISES, CONSTANTLY

by Rebecca Sharrock December 12, 2022

Throughout the past few decades, my challenges with anxiety have been talked over, discovered, misunderstood, pondered over and so forth. Psychology and the understanding of life science, in general, have also come a long way in thirty years. Nowadays many of my current and recent therapists have advised me to do mindfulness exercises.

How Traditional Therapy For Insomnia Made Things Worse For Me

by Rebecca Sharrock September 12, 2022

As a result of a combination of medical conditions, I experience a lot of daily anxiety. So throughout my lifetime I have also experienced a significant number of sleepless nights, and occasional bouts of insomnia.

PERSONALITY QUIZZES ARE VERY HELPFUL FOR ME

by Rebecca Sharrock July 20, 2022

Personality quizzes are often perceived as being a popular activity for teenagers and not for people like myself who are older. A fair few even regard such activities as damaging to one’s psychological health.

BEING UNWELL WITH DEPRESSION

by Rebecca Sharrock June 15, 2022

Countless numbers of celebrities are reported to have depression in media, and we hear about friends and family members having depression in social media too! However on a sad note we ourselves are experiencing depression far more often in today’s busy and less emotionally focused world than ever before.

ANALYSING THE SITUATION DOESN'T SOLVE THE SITUATION FOR ME

by Rebecca Sharrock April 20, 2022

Due to having been three years old in the early nineties, I’ve experienced a variety of therapists from different generations, as well as almost three decades of scientific advancement.

VERBAL COMMUNICATION IS AN ESSENSIAL PART OF HUMANITY

by Rebecca Sharrock March 16, 2022

Speaking verbally is something that I’ve always found to be very difficult, both physically and emotionally. It just doesn’t come naturally to me and that causes me to feel very anxious whilst talking. The feeling I get isn’t social insecurity or shyness.

LEARNING LANGUAGES WITH HSAM

by Rebecca Sharrock February 16, 2022

Over the past couple of years Rebecca has been working on a new activity or hobby which is to learn languages that are different from her first (which in her case is English).

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MY IPAD IS MY WORLD

by Rebecca Sharrock January 24, 2022

For quite some time now mobile phones have become one of the primary objects of society and living life. Nowadays just about every person (including myself) has a smartphone.

How emotionally connecting with animals can help reduce anxiety

by Rebecca Sharrock December 20, 2021

I’ve frequently mentioned that I have a lot of difficulty with understanding the emotions of fellow humans, and I’ve briefly mentioned before that it tends to be slightly different for me when it comes to those of animals. Self-reflecting and analysing myself has been an activity that I have liked to do for all of my life.

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THE POSITIVE BENEFITS OF MEDITATION FOR ANXIETY

by Rebecca Sharrock November 14, 2021

For my entire life to this day I have experienced constant anxiety that cripples me greatly (in regards to my emotions and mind) if I don’t do anything about it when needed. Anxiety is horrible to experience. It’s extremely painful emotionally, provides negative thoughts that quickly escalate to a crucial level, and it also brings me physical pain in my heart and throat...

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