anxiety

Jun 20, 2022

You’re Never Prepared

All of us have had the experience of feeling anxious before a meeting. Our minds are flooded with thoughts concerning how things will go and what we will say. The funny thing is, meetings almost inevitably unfold in a completely different way to how we anticipated. Continue reading

Reflections

anxiety, Christianity, faith, God, Islam, Judaism, Philosophy, psychology, religion, Scripture, Spirituality, Theology
Nov 4, 2019

Why Are You Cruel, Lord?

I feel incredibly frustrated and rather angry. All I want is to feel peace and joy. I know, Lord God, that You could grant this for me easily. I have suffered too much, Lord, and I don’t want to harm or enslave or punish anyone, all I want is peace. I’m so tired of struggling, Continue reading

God, Suffering

Anger, anxiety, blog, depression, despair, faith, fear, frustration, Philosophy, punishment, religion, Theology
Mar 23, 2014

Autogenic Training

I recently rediscovered Autogenic Training, which is an effective technique for reducing stress and anxiety and the onset of panic attacks. It is a simple technique but works really well to restore the balance between the sympathetic and parasympathetic branches of the autonomic nervous system. If that sounds complicated, let’s just say it’s very relaxing! Continue reading

Meditation, Mental Health

anxiety, Autogenic Training, autonomic nervous system, Johannes Schultz, meditation, Mental Health, panic attacks, relaxation, stress, techniques
Feb 1, 2014

Photoshoot for The Sun newspaper

Earlier this week, my publicist Jenna dropped me an email to let me know that The Sun were looking for people with a mental illness to take part in a photoshoot. The shoot, I was told, would be to accompany a feature in the newspaper’s health section, and would be a positive article aiming to Continue reading

Mental Health

anxiety, bipolar disorder, discrimination, eating disorder, mental illness, post traumatic stress disorder, schizoaffective disorder, stigma, stress, The Sun, Time To Change

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My name is Steven Nicholas Colborne.
I’m a philosopher and author living in the United Kingdom. On this blog, I write about matters of philosophy and religion and share a variety of personal articles.

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