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They always said sticks and stones will break my bones but names will never hurt me. A playground mantra in my days. But what is abundantly clear is that those bullying taunts from school stay around a lot longer than a few bruises from sticks and stones. How many people who were taunted and bullied mercilessly as children or teenagers now suffer from social anxiety as adults maybe even 30-40 years after those bullies had you in their target?

Anxiety looks and feels very different for different people. Unlike many common perceptions it isn’t all in the head. Your body will be sending out signals showing that you’re in a dysregulated state.

Growing up we internalise the beliefs and values and what’s important to our caregivers. Without taking time to pause and reflect often we go through life adhering to someone’s else’s belief patterns about life. This is something I often talk about with clients.