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Nadiya: Anxiety and Me

Nadiya Hussain will be sharing her experiences with anxiety and panic attacks, in a one off documentary on BBC One tonight. The TV chef, author and TV presenter was introduced to us on the Great British Bake Off in 2015. The documentary will show Nadiya in therapy to find out the cause of her anxiety and exploring other treatments.
According to MIND: "In England, 1 in 6 people report experiencing a common mental health problem (such as anxiety and depression) in any given week."

In an interview with Stylist, Nadiya opened about living with anxiety and deliberating panic attacks.
"People say, “What have you got to be anxious about?” It’s not about that, it could be tiny things like putting the laundry basket away that’ll wake me up in the night. If I don’t get up and do it immediately, that’ll bubble up and sit there." You can read more of her interview on Stylist's Website.
Nadiya: Anxiety and Me will be on at 9pm tonight on BBC One.
Do you have anxiety and panic attacks, if so has therapy been helpful? Please share your experiences below.
According to MIND: "In England, 1 in 6 people report experiencing a common mental health problem (such as anxiety and depression) in any given week."

In an interview with Stylist, Nadiya opened about living with anxiety and deliberating panic attacks.
"People say, “What have you got to be anxious about?” It’s not about that, it could be tiny things like putting the laundry basket away that’ll wake me up in the night. If I don’t get up and do it immediately, that’ll bubble up and sit there." You can read more of her interview on Stylist's Website.
Nadiya: Anxiety and Me will be on at 9pm tonight on BBC One.
Do you have anxiety and panic attacks, if so has therapy been helpful? Please share your experiences below.
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I do believe that if more people who are in the public eye spoke out about mental illnesses that there would be a better understanding of it and less stigma and maybe more help, people like Frank Bruno (who I adore!), Corey Taylor, Talinda Bennington etc. are people that I admire and am grateful to for sharing their experiences with mental illnesses.
I shall shut up now lol.
No, you do not need to..lol! You're not the only one, I hardly watch TV unless they're specific shows, that interests me. Which I watch online anyway. What are your interests/hobbies?
I used to have different hobbies but I don't feel like or can't do some of them now, these days I'm really into my animals, any animals, I adore them, I used to adopt guinea's and other little rodents, I like music and I sometimes play games on the console or pc when my brain and body allows it lol. I do like reality crime, I tend to watch a bit on Amazon and I'm a bit of a music fan as well.
What about you, what sort of things do you like?
I am sorry to hear this, thank you for sharing this. A lot of life events can trigger our mental health. Glad you tried all the options offered and sorry they did not help.
Aw that's nice, guinea's are cute. @Ami2301 has 2 of them. I'm trying to like animals, I will literally run if I see a fly. A friend just got a puppy she's so excited. I understand, it's better to do what you can. I love music too; Jazz, R&B etc.
I like to draw/sketch, I haven't done any these days but hoping to soon. I also love to bake, love the smell of fresh baked cakes... and eating it of course
My fur babies, Loki & Thor ❤
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@Ami2301 I've adopted a lot of guinea's since 2014, problem is, they are so delicate and the vets we have where I live aren't very good, we lost several of them because vets were taking guesses at what was wrong or just not treating them correctly. We've had 12 guinea's in total, all but one has been adopted, we only have two left now. I've also got three gerbils and a dog.
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It was heartbreaking watching her go from a bouncy lively pup to a cautious girl who flinched everytime someone lifted their hand up.
She was put to sleep on her birthday in 2016, she had kidney failure and it had gone too far. I've never known heartbreak like that moment, but me and my mum were there with her til the end, we both cuddled her the whole time and we kept telling her that we loved her so much so she knew that 'I love you' were the last words said to her. She died in our arms.
She meant the world to me and still does. 2 and a half years later, it still gets to me.
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I know what you mean, when mum signed the form for Millie to be put to sleep, I just wanted to rip it up. The sudden realisation that I was going to lose her hit me hard but i knew deep down that letting her go was the right thing to do.
I don't think I could ever live without a dog now!
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