Gift Guide for the Anxious | Blogmas2017
Books
Whether a read from the self-help range or the escape into a fiction novel, the world of books is an ever-growing market which helps thousands with anxiety and other mental illness' throughout their journey to recovery.🎁 Dare: The New Way To End Anxiety and Stop Panic Attacks (by Barry McDonagh)
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| Amazon |
🎁 Happy: Finding Joy in Everyday Life and Letting Go of Perfect (by Fearne Cotton)
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| Amazon |
🎁 Wilde like me (by Louise Pentland)
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| Amazon |
🎁 The girl with the lost her smile (by Miranda Hart)
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| Amazon |
Stationary
Writing down your ideas and worries can help a lot, planning my days helped me to establish a routine and be able to feel more useful, ticking off a task on a to-do list is always satisfying and it can be really rewarding to write down and document your journey to recovery.🎁 365 Day Journal (£11.42)
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| Amazon |
🎁 Daily planner (£9.00)
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| Kikki-k |
🎁 Goals Journal (£8.00)
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| Paperchase |
🎁 No Worries (Guided Journal) (£8.99)
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| Amazon |
🎁 Millie Marotta's Tropical Wonderland: A Colouring Book Adventure (£2.99)
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| Amazon |
Jewelry
🎁Spinner ring (£25.00)
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| Etsy |
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| Etsy |
Games
From the classic stress balls to the more modern fidget cubes, little games, and gadgets that have been known to help reduce anxiety within stressful or social situations. If your friend or loved one has a short attention span some of these gadgets can be a great help at having a breakaway from a task at hand. These can be great as stocking fillers or Secret Santa gifts.🎁 Fidget Cube (£1.89)
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| Amazon |
🎁 Stress Balls (£6.99)
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| Amazon |
🎁 Slime (£1.19)
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| Amazon |
🎁 30 Day Happiness Challenge (£8.00)
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| Amazon |
Entertainment
🎁 Tickets: Tickets to a show, film, yoga class, massage therapy or other can be a great treat for anyone. It's something you can do together or for them on their own and gives them something to look foward to.
Aromatherapy
🎁 Lavender and Chamomile Candle (£7.50)
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| M&S |
🎁 Aromaworks Diffuser (£19.99)
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| Waitrose |
🎁 Sleep Pillow Spray (£15.00)
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| Amazon |
🎁 Sleepy Body Lotion (£7.95)
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| Thebash.co.uk |
🎁 Chamomile Tea (£5.25)
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| Amazon |
The personal gift
Of course, most if not all the gifts mentioned above can and will be considered very thoughtful and helpful and will be greatly appreciated by most anxiety sufferers. However, one of the most important gifts and the thing that many may ask in a Christmas wish is to have someone understand them, to have a day off from being anxious all the time, and/or someone to recognize just how much they have achieved in spite of their constant self-doubt. If you are reading this and are wondering how on earth any of that is achievable, so am I, but I do have a few tips that may help:
- Plan Christmas for them, it may help to stop them from worrying about every tiny detail, show them they can rely on you
- Write that someone, a letter or tell them how proud you are of them. (this gift costs nothing but will go a long way)
- Gift opening doesn't have to be done in front of everyone! Giving someone their gift in private or letting them open it without everyone else in the family staring at them might be a massive relief.
- A memory Jar filled with photos and quotes of their achievements
- Make a donation to a charity that they are passionate about or that has helped them with their recovery
- Just be there and listen
Nothing to do with Anxiety
Personally, I would happy to receive most of the gifts above, and have quite a few of them already, but your friend with anxiety may not want to be reminded of their suffering or have their gift be orientated around their mental health. It's always best to ask the person what they want or ask them their dream wishlist to get an idea of the things they would prefer.
I know shopping at Christmas time can be very stressful, I hope this little gift guide gave you a few ideas for any of your loved ones or secret Santa's.
Thanks for Reading
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xo
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