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Anxiety and the radio

Wednesday, April 17th, 2013

In just under two hours I’ll be on Ujima radio in Bristol. You can listen along at the top of the page here: http://www.ujimaradio.com/ from 12 – 12:30 and then I think I’m on again at 13:15 for quarter of an hour. I’m getting incredibly anxious. Will I be able to park in the scary multi-storey? [...]

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Running out of buffers

Saturday, January 5th, 2013

I don’t know about you, but when there is something happening in the future that gives me a powerful dose of The Fear (rather than just the constant generalised anxiety), I comfort myself by thinking “ah, but that won’t be until after [insert activity/ date / milestone] so I don’t need to be scared yet. [...]

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What the build-up to Worldcon really feels like

Thursday, August 16th, 2012

Two weeks today I’ll be in Chicago. Chicago! I still can’t believe it, and I’m sure it’ll take a while to sink in when I’m there. I’m going to Worldcon, which is really called Chicon 7 and is the 70th World Science Fiction Convention. Here’s where I’ll be – thought I should list this before [...]

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The fear of being seen and other animals

Tuesday, March 27th, 2012

As I mentioned earlier this week, I’m struggling with the anxiety beast again this week, and I think it’s because of Big April and also the prospect of my first international con later in the year. I’ve been doing all I can to just get through this latest bout, which is manifesting very strongly in [...]

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In Good Company

Sunday, November 27th, 2011

One of my closest friends has recently launched a website called In Good Company. The idea behind it is simple; many people suffer from anxiety and depression, few people talk about it. If more people share their experiences, the hope is that we’ll all feel less alone. I couldn’t agree more. I wrote a post [...]

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