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A non medicinal alternative for surviving hay fever & allergy season

I struggle with mild allergies. and I also struggle with hay fever, and seasonal allergies. I don't like taking standard antihistamines or anti-allergy medication, and if I can avoid them, I will, but often, when the pollen count is high, my nose is streaming, my eyes...
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I got lost. Anxiety & a mental health breakdown

I got lost. Anxiety & a mental health breakdown

Feb 4, 2014 | Mental Health
My name is Karen, and I am someone who struggles with anxiety. I got lost.  I normally struggle on quietly, and cope, although those close to me, usually can tell when my coping mechanisms are cracking and failing. I have always been an anxious person, all of my life, for ...
Getting over a fear of spiders. It can be done

Getting over a fear of spiders. It can be done

Mar 25, 2013 | Mental Health
I was terrified of spiders, big ones, small ones, hairy ones, I did not like them. I would freak out if I knew one was in a room, and the thought of them made me anxious and sweaty. I think my fear stems from a small spider falling on my face, from a wall, when I was a ...
If sleep is for the weak, then I am weak….

If sleep is for the weak, then I am weak….

Aug 17, 2012 | Mental Health
If sleep is for the weak, then I am week. I am also TIRED. Bone tired, exhausted, beyond my capacity to cope with life, because I am sleep deprived. My gorgeous little boy has been such a poor sleeper for so long (from aged 9 months until now, approx 29 months) that my body ...
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