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Tag Archives: anxiety
Worries & Wishes
Wish I could stop being such a worry wart but I think it’s genetically programmed in me to be anxious. Sometimes that can be a good thing because I tend to get things done due to anxiety, but when the … Continue reading
Posted in Midlife Musings, White as Milk
Tagged aging, anxiety, Dreams, emotional, feelings, hopes, Life, midlife, personal, travel, wishes, worries
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No More Texting or Tweeting in Bed
I feel a need to declare this on my blog so that I will be accountable and embarrassed if I fail. Have tried to stop bringing my phone to bed, but I always give in to the temptation. It’s an … Continue reading
Posted in Midlife Musings
Tagged anxiety, anxious, chronic, insomnia, iphone, texting, thoughts, tweeting
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Hollow
I don’t even hope for happiness. All I hope for is peace of mind and no more of this zero self esteem. It has plummeted so low and I feel like a total failure. I just have to keep writing … Continue reading
Posted in Midlife Musings
Tagged anxiety, burden, depression, fear, feeling, hollow, low, sadness, self esteem, worry, worthless
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Hermit Tendencies
I am increasingly becoming a social recluse. I often wish I could make myself disappear to avoid painful interactions. My old social care-free self seems like a lifetime ago. And perhaps I was never really that social, but just going … Continue reading
Posted in Midlife Musings
Tagged anxiety, avoid, depression, fear, hermit, people, personal, questions, social anxiety, society, status conscious, thoughts
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I’m Not Normal
I was wondering whether to write about this. Was thinking about it for the past three days. Sometimes I write posts in my head but never type them out. Was lying in bed feeling anxious again. It’s the reason why … Continue reading
Posted in Midlife Musings
Tagged anxiety, not normal, Panic Attacks, personal, situational cluastrophobia, thoughts
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Exploring how to Find Inner Peace
Wow. What Jim Carrey expresses is something I have tormented myself with as well. Wish it was easier to live in the moment rather than to worry about future events that haven’t yet occured. Sometimes things we imagine will be … Continue reading
Posted in Midlife Musings
Tagged anxiety, bad office, Eckhart Tolle, happiness, how to stop, inner peace, Jim Carrey, now, Oprah, spiritual, worry
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My Grief, Resentment & Desire for Happiness
Update 10/10/11: I know this was a hard one to respond to, but I really appreciate the notes you’ve left and just the good energy you always send my way. Some days I’m down and some days I’m up and … Continue reading
Posted in Midlife Musings, Movies, Music
Tagged afterlife, anger, anxiety, beloved, Bullies, dad, death, deja vu, depression, despair, eternity, faith, family, father, feelings, Frank Sinatra, grief, grieving, happiness, loss, love, Michael Buble, Movie, parent, parents, personal, positive energy, rage, resentment, rituals, sadness, spirituality, That's Life, Traditional, Tree of Life
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The Anxiety of Singapore’s Work Culture & In Praise of Idleness
I am increasingly unable to bear the crushing anxiety that bears down upon me nightly. It is the reason for the insomnia and daily nightmares. I am in a constant state of fear and guilt. Guilt arising from any form … Continue reading
Posted in Midlife Musings, When Work Sucks
Tagged anxiety, bad, Bertrand Russell, culture, distress, happiness, idleness, In Praise of Idleness, Life, Living, long hours, mental illness, office, personal, quotes, Singapore, work life, work life balance
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HDB Properties in Singapore: What Happens After the 99 Year Lease is Up?
I have always wondered about what happens when you HDB lease is up, and here’s a detailed write-up about it by Alvin on a blog all about Tiong Bahru Estate. It made me wonder what would prompt young people to … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged 99 years, afford, anxiety, arrested development, cars, COE, cost of living, escalating, expensive, flats, hard, HDB, inflation, lease, Life, Living, rent, scary, Singapore
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Famous People Paralysed by Panic Attacks
Shania Twain’s Panic Attack when Confronting the Best Friend who Stole her Husband. Nicole Kidman’s panic attacks after her break-up with Tom Cruise. Britney Spears had panic attacks before her world tour in 2009 Robert Pattison of Twilight fame suffers … Continue reading
Oprah Talks about Panic Attacks
This is a very old clip, but I never watched this episode before, and it’s so relevant to me as I have been suffering from panic attacks and the worse thing for me is other people seeing me in that … Continue reading
Posted in Health & Wellness
Tagged anxiety, fear, Jon Knight, Jordan Knight, New Kids on the Block, Oprah, Panic Attacks, TV, Video
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I Wish Singapore Hospitals Would Get Open MRI Machines for Claustrophobic Patients
I didn’t even know this option was available till I searched. Even more about this new technology here. I am writing this post as I myself have severe claustrophobia, and someone close to me has to go through an MRI … Continue reading
Posted in Midlife Musings
Tagged anxiety, Claustrophobia, clautrophobic, fear, hospital, hospitalized, ill, Life, Living, machine, medical, Open MRI, psychology, scan, scared, scary, severe, Singapore, technology, traumatic
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Video: Dr Ang of SDP Talks about the 2009 Recession, Job Loss & Stress
I can so relate to this. A job is so much part of your identity and it can be devastating to be unemployed. The worries can be intense. Dr Ang also talks about job pay cuts and how this affects … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged 2009, anxiety, depression, Dr Ang, Dr Ang Yong Guan, income, job loss, jobless, retrenchment, Singapore, Singaporeans, stigma, suicide, unemployed
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The Anxieties of a Control Freak: Visit to the Dentist
This year I am determined to sort of face my fears – within reason of course. One of them is visiting the dentist. It’s not the pain I am afraid of, but the lack of control. I am becoming such … Continue reading
Posted in Midlife Musings
Tagged anxiety, anxiety attacks, brain, Claustrophobia, clautrophobia, control, control freak, dentist, facial, flossing, hair dresser, health, Life, Living, mental, pain, Panic Attacks, personal, writing
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Always the Same Feeling on New Year’s Eve
A kind of panic. New Year’s eve always takes me by surprise. I think it’s days away and then it’s suddenly right in my face. Feels like it sneaked up on me. I think it’s a feeling of wanting time … Continue reading
Loving Solitude and Silence
I used to be a very sociable person in my twenties. Going to noisy clubs with the music on full blast seemed exciting and fun. It was a new life experience. Since then, big life changing moments and growing older, … Continue reading
Posted in Midlife Musings
Tagged anxiety, beauty, calmness, inner peace, Life, Living, meditation, nature, noise cancelling headphones, Panic Attacks, peace, personal, photography, photos, Serenity, silence, solitude, telecommuting, tranquility, work
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Mad Men Cast Interviews: Jon Hamm Suffered from Chronic Depression and Took Antidepressants
I am glad when celebrities share details about their mental illnesses. It makes things easier for the rest of us. Jon Hamm’s revelation that he took medication for his depression is very significant. There is quite a stigma related to … Continue reading
Posted in Health & Wellness
Tagged anxiety, death, depression, grief, health, Jennifer Westfeldt, Jon Hamm, Kiernan Shipka, Life, Living, Mad Men, Mental Health, Sally Draper
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The Sunrise and Why I Didn’t Fancy ‘Inception’
I love seeing the morning sky. The mornings always make me feel more hopeful than the nights. My nights are filled with anxiety and a sense of unfulfillment that ironically make me too wound up and tense, to sleep. When … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged anxiety, beautiful, beauty, Calendar, claustrophobic, didn't like, feelings, Inception, insomnia, Life, Living, Morning Sky, nature, night, nightmare, personal, photography, photos, Singapore, Sunrise, Sunset
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My Panic Attacks Terrify Me
I have been reluctant to put this out there, but I have had a change of heart. As I write this I am still afraid and extremely self conscious, but I hope baring my soul will bring this issue to … Continue reading
Posted in Midlife Musings
Tagged 21 Guns, Agoraphobia, anxiety, Bille Joe Armstrong, car, celeb, Celebrities, Claustrophobia, death, depression, famous people, fear, Green Day, grief, health, Hyperventilate, Life, Living, Mental Health, music, Panic, Panic Attack, Panic Attacks, personal, Phobia, situational claustrophobia, society, Video
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Finding the Rainbow
There’s this negative person in my life who thinks that there is nothing I can do right. She constantly nags me and keep me up all night in a state of perpetual anxiety. She is my worst critic. She makes … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging & Writing
Tagged anxiety, blogging, depression, happiness, inspiration, journal, joy, Life, negativity, personal, positivity, rainbow, sadness, silence inner critic, writing
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Attempting Fiction (The Interview)
Mila wiped her clammy hands on her new charcoal skirt and adjusted her white blouse. Willing herself not to loose her balance she walked into the room. It had been months since she had worn proper shoes. The new shoes … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging & Writing
Tagged anxiety, failure, interview, jobless, story, unemployed
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