Rebecca's Blogs

MELTDOWNS IN THE PRESENT DAY

by Rebecca Sharrock January 20, 2020

Rebecca has been writing blogs for SpecialKids.Company for three years now. Often by means of trial and error Rebecca has come up with some stronger additions to mindfulness exercises for moments of higher stress or anxiety. It may sound ironic that exercises which bring her anxiety down involve her doing work (relating to that of her career) itself.

TAKING RISKS IN MY LIFE

by Rebecca Sharrock December 24, 2019

In life there are various kinds of risks each of us can take. Some may involve the possibility of danger to our physical self, and others may involve the possibility of equivalent dangers to our emotional self

HOW JOYFUL IT IS TO GAIN A SIBLING

by Rebecca Sharrock November 17, 2019

Rebecca was born on December the 11th, 1989 and at that time she was an only child. At the beginning of her life this was the only experience she knew and she even took it for granted. But things changed a month after her second birthday when her sister Jessica was born

THE WONDERS OF HAVING A PET

by Rebecca Sharrock October 20, 2019

It’s been estimated that humans have been on earth for a great number of millennia. The exact number of years varies from source to source. Yet humans are widely reported to be the most advanced and intelligent species that has ever existed on this planet.

THE ONE PERSON YOU CAN NEVER LIE TO

by Rebecca Sharrock September 15, 2019

In life we may be tempted to tell lies for several reasons. This may be due to us wanting to seem more appealing to other people, or perhaps to cover up any wrongdoing we have done.

HAVING GOALS CREATES LESS ANXIETY

by Rebecca Sharrock August 19, 2019

Rebecca has discovered from personal experience that setting herself goals to work towards is very helpful for our emotional, mental and physical wellbeing. Read more to find out about how she deals with everyday life and anxiety.

HOW DOES IT FEEL TO BE UNABLE TO FORGET?

by Rebecca Sharrock July 21, 2019

Rebecca has a very unusual memory condition which makes her unable to forget the vast majority of her personal experiences. After two years of tests and brain scans she was diagnosed with Highly Superior Autobiographical Memory (HSAM) in 2013 ..... Read more to find out

WHAT IS GLOBOPHOBIA

by Rebecca Sharrock June 27, 2019

Rebecca has lots of stress and anxiety. Her greatest source of fear is, and always has been something which is named “globophobia”.

I’VE ALWAYS BEEN ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM

by Rebecca Sharrock May 19, 2019

At the age of fifteen Rebecca was diagnosed with autism. However that was definitely not the moment when she first began to experience life as a person on the autism spectrum ....

COGNITIVE DIFFICULTIES WITH COMMUNICATION

by Rebecca Sharrock April 22, 2019

All forms of communication are a vital part of living in our world. The reason being that without it, we would have no understanding whatsoever about the goings on outside of our own life experiences.

THE BENEFITS OF SMARTWATCHES

by Rebecca Sharrock March 17, 2019

Rebecca talks about how smartwatches such as Fitbits and Apple Watches have quickly become household names all around the globe and how they have helped her with her anxeity.

ANXIETY IS JUST NATURE

by Rebecca Sharrock February 17, 2019

At the age of three I was diagnosed with a chronic anxiety disorder, and this continues to challenge me through to the present day. This combined with my autism, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and always reliving my past isn’t too easy an experience.

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