Better Thinking Podcast #31 — Dr Benjamin Habib on Living with Anxiety
In this episode of Better Thinking, Nesh Nikolic speaks with Dr Benjamin Habib about how a panic attack on live television became a turning point in his personal battle with […]
Category Archives: Mental Health
Anxiety and Green Space: The Nature of Healthy Escapism
One of my most effective anxiety management strategies is regular immersion in nature. Being in nature allows me space to decompress from the tightly-wound mechanical beat of urban life. It […]
Loosen the noose: In critique of the neck tie
It has always mystified me how a noose came to become a staple of men’s fashion. It is ironic that the noose is the men’s fashion item de jour at […]
The Hostile Workplace: Finished Before Your Time
In my first mental health blog—What It Feels Like to Freeze on National Television—I discussed the impact of the TV studio environment in triggering my now infamous panic attack. In […]
The Ecospiritual Hero Quest: A Neophyte’s Journey into Ecospirituality
“It is hubris to declare that humans are the central figures of life on Earth and that we are in control. In the long run, Nature is in control.” Charlene […]
Drifting in Darkness: Battling the Depression that Accompanies Anxiety
Of all my writings reflecting on my life-long experiences coping with anxiety, this one is and will be the darkest. In previous postings I have described how I have coped […]
A Load Off My Shoulders: Removing My Social Armour
I’m tired. I have been wearing many layers of social armour ever since I can remember, and that armour is heavy. The biggest positive to come out of my TV […]
Riding the Tiger: My Journey Public Speaking with Anxiety
Many of the people who have emailed me over the past month in the wake of my panic attack on ABC News Breakfast have assumed that I have trouble with […]
Kick-Drum Therapy: Hard Music as My Anxiety Medicine
In this blog I explore music as a powerful force in helping me not only to cope with my anxiety but also unlock some of the rarely-discussed superpowers that come with anxiety.
Jam session: Understanding my anxiety through basketball
In my well-publicised blog post What it feels like to ‘freeze’ on national television, I painstakingly relived the excruciating emotional and physical experience of suffering a panic attack during an […]
