Hello Catherine. A very honest video. My nan always used to say "If you're not feeling right(anxious), do cleaning. Clean the windows, polish, mop, sweep etc". Thought diversion. I also think folk who are heartfelt seem to suffer anxiety more. As you say it always passes and try not to question why for the way you feel. It won't kill you( another thing my nan used to say). Onwards and look up not down, look out not in.

@DaintyDiaries

15 күн бұрын

Your nan is very very wise ❤

@sunflowerbrown5823

15 күн бұрын

I agree with your Nan! Cleaning, polishing, mopping, and sweeping are often advised by therapists! Thank you for mentioning those soothing practices! There are so many people who deal with anxiety and I am sure you helped many with your comment!

@sunflowerbrown5823

15 күн бұрын

@@DaintyDiaries Swinging on swings is also a helpful movement!

I suffer from anxiety too and you made me bust out laughing when you said “ you just accept your doom” I totally got that. lol 😆

Catherine I applause you for learning to stop, access and redirect your mind, body and soul. You are a wonderful person and I sure enjoy your channel, But I want you healthy just like all your channel family does. Thank you for sharing.

Catherine, I just love your enthusiasm. You deserve to be in the window of the book shops. You are such an inspiration, and just know that you are not alone, when it comes to panic/anxious attacks. WE are always here for you, so just keep on making videos and leave us with a smile on our faces. Hugs to you and the fur babies! 😇😺🌹🌻🐞🐝🦋

@martinalenz5029

15 күн бұрын

I completely agree with you. Catherine is not alone. We love her and always support her. She deserves it.❤

@DaintyDiaries

15 күн бұрын

Thank you for such a lovely supportive comment 🥰

@DaintyDiaries

15 күн бұрын

@@martinalenz5029thank you 🙏🏼

You are always a delight to watch and listen to. Thank you for that.

Loving your talk Dainty this am ❤. I suffer with crippling anxiety for many years .changed me as a person 😮.I didn’t even want to go to the supermarket used to have panic attacks half way through my shopping and just walk out sit in my car and 😭.Everything got me Down…. During Covid I was diagnosed with breast cancer and my anxiety wen through the roof. An a&e doctor spotted the symptoms of my depression anxiety and post traumatic stress got me on the right medication and therapy.last year I got to go on a long flight to visit my son and daughter in Australia 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻hadn’t seen them for 5yrs .I definitely would not have been able to get there without the help of a lot of therapy and help.I still have anxiety but I’m able to manage my symptoms better 🙏🏻🙏🏻.you are amazing to share your experiences with us.love all your work and love the chats .love from the south east ☀️☘️

@DaintyDiaries

15 күн бұрын

Wow what an incredible journey you’ve had! I’m sorry to hear about tour diagnosis but you are so so strong for doing what you’re doing ❤️ I’m glad you got to see your kids in Australia after all that time that is a huge step taking that flight! ❤️

Just remember all the ducks on the dam are swimming very peacefully but under the water where no one can see...each and everyone are kicking like hell to survive. This is how we are in life...just all surviving with our own battles❤❤❤strongs girl

@DaintyDiaries

15 күн бұрын

I love that analogy ❤️

@juliearmstrong8781

14 күн бұрын

Oh that’s brilliant. Well said. ❤

@dawndillon7043

13 күн бұрын

Beautifully said

Your dress is really cute. You are helping a lot of people by making your anxiety known.

Oh my gosh! I am 67 years old and Dr. Claire Weeks book, Hope and Help for your Nerves is still a book I tell people about!! I was 19 when I read it. First time I’ve ever heard someone else mention it.

@DaintyDiaries

15 күн бұрын

That book is timeless, if noticed newer books repeat what she says, I always got back to her original copy ❤

To my fellow INFJ-- you are so very wise. Your honest and transparent anxiety talk will be a gift to so many.

Hello sweet lady, I have struggled with depression and anxiety my whole adult life,I’m 64 , like you when I’m having a bad day I say to myself, ok, today is a bad day, I let it happen, accept it’s happening, but tomorrow it’s not going to control my day or my life. I give myself grace . Sending love and prayers.❤❤❤

@DaintyDiaries

14 күн бұрын

I LOVE this mindset x ❤

Catherine you are a gem! What more can I say ……. Your honesty is inspiring 💕💕

I got my lovely book last week!! 😊 I live in New Bern, North Carolina. Thank you for all your sweet comments. Jerri Fiolek ❤❤

Hi Catherine - you actually may have helped me in a way you didn't expect! This is the Brooklyn NY gardener in the community patch; I just lost a job two days ago because they said I was falling a little short of what they needed in terms of making decisions. But when you said you were feeling anxious because you were doing much too much, and talked about how you didn't feel like you could make decisions - I realized "hey, THEY were making me feel that way!" I had more things assigned to me in three MONTHS than I had assigned to me in another job over the span of three YEARS. So I'm realizing that maybe it was simply a bad fit rather than me being the problem - they just needed someone who could do far, FAR more than usual. (I'm unemployed today and I feel better than I have in weeks!) Something that helped me keep my calm before that happened, though, sounds a bit like what you said your accepting what your nervous system was doing. There were a couple times when I was feeling jittery and nervous at work - but something I found that worked was taking a deep breath and reminding myself that "this is just how I feel right THIS second." That reminded me that there was a chance that in just a bit I'd likely feel something different. And very often that was the case. Another thing I'm finding is helping me is acupuncture - but I'm not sure how much of that is the acupuncture, and how much is the fact that my acupuncturist is REALLY, REALLY cute. (blush) We'd actually met a year ago at a free concert and I actually tried to ask him out, but he already had a girlfriend. But we got on well, and so when I thought of trying acupuncture I gave him a try. I think things worked out how they were meant to.....but goodness is he ever cute, and it makes the fact that he's sticking needles in me a lot more palatable. (You actually don't really feel those needles anyway, to be honest.)

@DaintyDiaries

14 күн бұрын

Aw thank you for sharing. I’m sorry that the job didn’t work out but I really do think something better will be on the way. Your really self aware and I think that’s a gift when your feeling a certain way. I’ve actually been doing Accupuncture the past two months as well 😁 been getting it to help with energy and of course, anxiety 😁 Thanks for sharing ❤

@lesleyharris525

13 күн бұрын

Hi, sounds like a lot was expected of you, some thing more suitable will come up, hope you're feeling better and less stressed, ❤

Your outfit for the television spot is so beautiful and your make up and hair, just lovely!! I so love your gardens, your taste... everything!! I'd love for my gardens to be as beautiful as yours!! ❤️. I am so sorry to hear about your anxiety 😏. Prayers for your peace.

Never feel bad about saying no to things. 1. You have to take care of yourself financially, physically, and mentally. 2. I do think that it also is less special if you are on all the time. Keep doing what works for you.😊 Also thanks for sharing about the mental health. It is common and hits many people. It could be a season or more of a long term issue...but speaking about it here helps break the tabu around it. Please rest and continue therapy...because it is a personal journey.

@DaintyDiaries

15 күн бұрын

Thank you for the lovely comment ❤ wise words 🥰

I got brave and said yes to my first on camera spot week before last! The anxiety was very real and I'm so proud of myself for saying yes even though anxiety was yelling heck no!

I love watching your channel because it's honest and relaxing. I appreciate you being real ❤

@DaintyDiaries

13 күн бұрын

🤗 aw, thank you x

Hello Catherine, thank you for the anxiety chat,it resonated so deeply with me. Thank you sharing and talking about it. Love everything you do. Thank you once again 🤍

Thank you Catherine for sharing your inner feelings, many of us go through this. Always enjoy your lovely garden lots of love, Margaret💗

Dear Catherine, thanks for taking the time and help people who have these kind of problems too. You always are so honest and you are a busy girl who seems to do it all easy. Please take care of yourself and take a time-out if you need one, we will always wait here on the other side of the screen. What a beautiful book shop 😍

Your chat about anxiety rang so true my son suffers with it and has recently moved back home with us I have needed a lot of help in my garden and he has been helping me the difference in him now to a month ago is amazing I have not heard him laugh in a long time I know it always helps me to garden so glad I needed help he is loving the change he is making loving the book working my way through it

@DaintyDiaries

15 күн бұрын

Aw that’s so nice to hear I’m so happy for him and for you too ❤️

Great job darling. You’re hard work has played off. You’re amazing in everything you do. Thanks for sharing this with us.💯💯💯🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

11:15 😂 I will *never* again ask anyone if they’re _merely_ “alright” ever again, LOL.

Thank you for helping all of us regarding anxiety. I am so proud of you and your new book!!!

Hugs to you, sweet Catherine. What has helped me is change in diet. Less caffeine--only one cup a day--reduced sugar intake, and more nourishing foods (good fats, good protein, vegetables (eat the rainbow). When I was given this advice in my 30's, I didn't think it was relevant. Then I discovered how vital it was in my 40's. I taught it to my daughter who is 22. I wish I had really invested in this when I was younger because it would've saved years of anxiety and medication.

Catherine you are a breath of fresh air. I'm trying to work on my anxiety...I have been struggling in secret for years. You are my hero, mentor, and shining star. AND your books are fabulous! I just received my copy and bookmarked all the projects to work on this summer. Thanks for the inspiration!

@DaintyDiaries

9 күн бұрын

Aw, im sorry to hear you've been struggling in secret, please know you are not alone at all x and I am so s happy you got a copy! X

@AuntyE-yq5rh

8 күн бұрын

​@DaintyDiaries thank you for your kindness ❤

As someone who is neurodivergent with anxiety, the honesty here is appreciated. ❤ It's always helpful just to realise that you're not alone. It's very true that acceptance can be a way to just ride it out. I tend to follow an inner mantra of acceptance during an anxiety attack (just acknowledging that I am experiencing anxiety) while tapping pulse points at the same time.

Such a heartfelt video! Thank you. I suffer from anxiety and panic attacks as well, and yes it is really helpful to hear others talk about this subject.

Those red flowers in the gutter are so pretty

Catherine, you are speaking my language (anxiety)! The woman’s name is Emma McAdam (Therapy in a Nutshell), I watch her too. I found her during the pandemic and her videos were so helpful for me. I am old enough to to be your mom or grandmother and still need to deal with my anxiety. But you do learn to get a handle on it and accept who you are. No, you are not in immediate danger and the feeling will pass. You learn how to lean into it. Be curious about yourself and what is happening and learn about what is going on. You will empower yourself to move on. I admire all you do and appreciate your sharing. Thank you for your videos! By the way, I am a cat lover too…I have had cats all my life. Our last cat passed in March of 2020 and we are done being cat parents now. I still doing gardening with the help of my adult son. It is a lot of work, but very rewarding! All the best to you!

@DaintyDiaries

15 күн бұрын

Aww I’m sorry to hear about the loss of your cat it’s so so tough 💔 the best companions!

You are right dear Catherine. Accepting the physical symptoms is the key. It's my mantra. Thank you for the honesty. ❤

@DaintyDiaries

15 күн бұрын

I think I need to get acceptance tattooed on my face 🤣😁

Love watching you Catherine but can totally relate about that feeling of anxiety. Although a long time ago, I was doing a BTEC in Business Administration through my work at the courts. I worked full time, had a home and family also as well as study. We had to do presentations in front of class and assessors. I suffered bad episodes of panic attacks. Feeling I was going to die etc., until I had completed the course. You always seem a natural and we love all you do. 💕

@DaintyDiaries

15 күн бұрын

I’m sorry to hear you went though that, but well done you for doing it ❤

@AnnGrasso-xt3mu

12 күн бұрын

@@DaintyDiaries 💕

Hello, Catherine your videos are lovely and brings a lot of peace. 🌼🕊🇧🇷

That lip color is perfect for your coloring.

Hi Catherine Thanks for being vulnerable regarding your anxiety. I appreciate it. Love your content. Vancouver, B.C.

O my gosh, Catherine! Hope and Help for Your Nerves saved me when I was a young housewife in the 80’s! I have told so many ppl about it! How funny that you and I,so many years apart in age, and so many miles apart, in different countries even, could have reading this book and getting help from it in common! I knew there was a reason I liked you so much!

@DaintyDiaries

15 күн бұрын

Aww that’s sweet! Everyone needs something to unwind to!

Hehe, I can't even start a decluttering project if the house is upside down! I can't do anything! The house has to be tidy or I feel like "I shouldn't be doing this!"

Catherine, you made me laugh so hard when you said you bored the cats to death with your anxiety chats. lol! In all seriousness though, thank you for chatting about this. I have anxiety lately and it feels so random sometimes. It's nice to hear that others feel anxious too especially seeing a successful woman who has anxiety. Gives me hope for pushing through - gently - and making my dreams come true. 💗💗💗

@DaintyDiaries

12 күн бұрын

Anxiety is in all of us that’s for sure ❤️ you’re not alone!

Hello dear Catherine.👋😊 You were, always are and always will be GREAT❣️❣️❣️Thank you for your videos, for your kindness and for being you. with love Mata from Slovakia 🇸🇰✊😊💕💕💕🌼☘️

@DaintyDiaries

15 күн бұрын

Awww thanks you Mata ❤❤❤

I'm an INFP so I hear ya on the needing time alone. I often say "I need to see a dog about this.. .", when I have anxiety Animals just ground me and give me strength.

@DaintyDiaries

12 күн бұрын

I love that!!!❤️ they really do just fill up your heart, and they can sense if something is off or if you’re low 🥹

Catherine, you are such a treasure! Thank you for being so open and honest about your anxiety. I love “Therapy in a Nutshell “ channel as well; great free info. I have always found your videos to be an anxiety reliever as well as a spark of joy and inspiration! You are a genuine blessing 😊

Catherine, your dress and look for tv is so beautiful! I loved the inside look at your tv spot. You are so brave. Love from Indiana!

@DaintyDiaries

14 күн бұрын

Thank you so much! ☺️

I’ve watched therapy in a nutshell too and like her content. I’m glad you talked about anxiety. Your dress and makeup look great!

@DaintyDiaries

14 күн бұрын

She is really nice isn’t she, I love how calm she is, I feel like I’d wanna be her friend 😁

Not only was this video helpful, but all the comments are too. Thank you everyone 🤗

@DaintyDiaries

15 күн бұрын

🥰

Dear Catherine. I care. So many good comments here. I’m overwhelmed right now myself and can’t say anything helpful except “this too shall pass”. Just know I hear what you are saying, I understand…and I care. - Marcia from Minnesota P.S. I just received your lovely book. Thank you. 🤗

@DaintyDiaries

15 күн бұрын

Thanks so much ❤️❤️ means a lot to me!

I enjoyed that random vlog, Catherine. I heard you on Claire Byrne last week, great. I always miss when you're on the telly 😞 I hope you're feeling less anxious now, you're great to share your privacy. All the best til next time 😘

Thank you Catherine so much for sharing!

Catherine, I have Dr. Claire Weekes book. It has helped me lot over the years! You are helping many people by sharing❣️🥰🌷

I don't know what is prettiest, your garden, your inside or your outside. What a beautiful video. You're on the right track in how you deal with your anxiety. One step at a time, no hurry, what works for you. I do want to know ,that if you decide to get rid of that adorable dress, can I have it? 😂😂 You just keep being you.

My book arrived in Mel, Australia from Easons about 2 /3 weeks ago. Looking forward to doing some of the garden projects once spring arrives. (We're going into winter here!) DIY Gran

Dear Catherine, I understand! Hugs 💕

@DaintyDiaries

15 күн бұрын

🤗

Hello Catherine. Thank you for sharing.

You share your kindness so many wonderful ways and it is greatly appreciated, but always take care of you. Your book made it all the way to Alaska - it wonderful! Have not put it down. Photography is amazing 📸

@DaintyDiaries

14 күн бұрын

Alaska! Omg that brings me joy 🥰

정원을 꾸미는데 도움이 되겠습니다. 감사합니다.

I love your videos and your personality. I can sooo relate on the anxiety bit but just try to power through. Thanks for sharing.

Catherine Fantastic about The Book. Iwan Showed your New Book on his Channel. Can't wait For Chelsea. Xx😊

You're so beautiful and honest I feel like you're a dear friend I've known for years.

You are so adorable. Thanks always for your honesty. So impressed that you are self employed. ❤

@DaintyDiaries

14 күн бұрын

😁 thank you ❤ I thought being self employed would be the dream, my own schedule wahoo, but acutally, it’s harder 🤣

You looked so lovely in the dress❤

Morning Catherine x Oh your chat honestly you are wise beyond your years. You always make so much sense x sending all the love and best wishes in the world x I’m off to clean, make sourdough bread and put bunting up in the garden x Hope you have a lovely day xxxx

@DaintyDiaries

15 күн бұрын

That sounds like a gorgeous day ❤️😍 enjoy!! Thanks for stopping by xx

You are incredible....please take care of yourself...love the studio touches to your makeup but I personally feel you are exquisite plain faced. please do what you need to do for yourself.....remember you make alot of peeps happy...plz be happy yourself...do not feel guilty for taking or doing what you need to do for yourself...hugs angel from across the miles...

Catherine thank you for your honesty, anxiety is a very real thing!! there can be things behind it such as brain chemistry and or environment, as well as heritability. Triggers are very real and can change or dissipate. also coping mechanisms can change as well. I will caution the terminology of panic attacks which as someone with anxiety and thankfully has only experienced 1 it is the state of not being able to breathe normally and can be very scary as in I can’t talk and I think I’m having a heart attack ❤

P.S.Catherine that peach dress you had on in the book store absolutely adorable on you. Just lovely❤❤

@DaintyDiaries

14 күн бұрын

Aww thank you ❤ I think that dress was H&M

Thank you dear Catherine ❤ your honesty and humbleness resonates so much with me and my anxiety ❤ just to let you know that I had preordered your book on Amazon and received it beginning of this week 🎉 so you are now also in Belgium 😊

If one works a lot and is ready to take responsibility as you're doing all the time, dear Catherine, then he fights with an open visir. That means that you present a lot of yourself to us, the audience. Of course you expect from yourself to always be on point and never to fail like every ambitious person. Remember you're fighting on your own, this might be heavy from time to time. However, letting us all into your world does also mean that we are there to support you as you bring so much joy and inspiration to us. So be patient with yourself and take good care of your health. Remember, we love the strong, diligent and very kind young Irish lady.❤

Re anxiety - I saw on a You tube video (I forget where!) that rubbing a wet towel across the back of the neck (and face - though difficult once you have your makeup on for the filming), can reduce/eliminate anxiety for a lot of people. 🙂

Your comment of recharging on your own hit home with me.

I can just imagine how proud your family must be of your accomplishments. I hope you got to celebrate!

Hi Catherine! Just got your book in the mail today! Lots of love from the mountains of Southern California! ❤❤❤

@DaintyDiaries

9 күн бұрын

That gives me so much joy to hear that it arrived! X

Hi Catherine, your beautiful book arrived to me in Australia. I was so excited to sit with a cuppa and read from cover to cover. Xx

@DaintyDiaries

15 күн бұрын

Eeeek amazing! Hope you love it down under! 😍❤️

Oh, Catherine so get the anxiety. Glad you have ways of dealing with it! Animals are always the best for emotional support! So, no that issue and retail definitely doesn’t help me. Also, can’t wait for your new book in the US ordered it from Amazon!!!!❤

Great vlog Catherine and so honest. I fully get the anxiety thing, I’m exactly the same…get it before any occasions, meeting new people, even a trip away but of course am always fine. But it’s crippling when I have an attack. Thanks for highlighting it here and great advice btw ❤

Hi Catherine great advice regarding anxiety thankyou,your garden is looking great have a lovely weekend with Karen 💐o a plant sale how wonderful plus sweet pea is my favourite smelling flowers.😊

I have done NET, neuroemotuonal technique, it's fabulous! It has helped me so much in grad school. And it's so quick and easy.

I began to suffer from anxiety & heart palpitations when I turned 67. Crazy, I know…not like life has been a bed of roses up to that point. I was still working a part time job, my mother moved in with us when she became ill with cancer & then passed away, my oldest dog passed away, my husband found out he has cancer & suffers from memory loss, my son in law passed from cancer & my 2nd dog passed away. All of this within a 3 yr period. Never had any issues until 67. Life is crazy. 🤪

I've been watching your videos for a while. I also love gardening, having way too many hobbies, feeling I can do it all and then getting overwhelmed. And I'm also an INFJ on the Myers Briggs :) I started therapy a couple months ago, cut my hours back at work and am trying not to take on quite as much. I can so relate. You're doing amazing and I hope things feel less stressful for you soon ❤

@DaintyDiaries

14 күн бұрын

I LOVE this, this is the ultimate self care that you are doing. Proud of you ❤

So kind of you to share your thoughts. I’m always saddled with anxiety & try so hard to tame it. At almost 75 it’s a tough thing to deal with. Love,love, love what you do!!!

I so get the anxiety. I decorate cakes. The wedding cakes can be very stressful. I absolutely love doing them. I'm in the zone, but I get so worried they are not going to like it. Yet every year, I get new customers because they've heard about my cakes. 😊😮‍💨

I have been meaning to comment on your book. It’s so lovely!Beautiful pictures and wonderful instructions! I bought your first book a while back and keep it out on my desk because I reference it so much! This one will have a proud place beside it (and I’m so proud it’s signed). Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Much love, from a viewer in Oklahoma.

Lovely. ❤ I have been paralyzed by my anxiety all day today! I’m hiding out in my house and can’t even face the garden, lol. I’m def going to check out Dr. Claire Weekes. I go to therapy and take medication but even then I have days like this. If anyone out there is struggling today…it won’t always be so intense. Be well.

@MoonSpinners

15 күн бұрын

I’m agoraphobic, and I understand anxiety paralysis. Please, never give up, tomorrow may be so much better. 🤗

@dianepereira1860

15 күн бұрын

Not sure if this is helpful but I've read a lot of positive experiences with people who have anxiety and/or depression following a clean, low carb diet. No pasta, flour, sugar and no high glycemic vegetables and fruits. Something to look into. ❤

@victoriafleming8215

15 күн бұрын

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@MoonSpinners

15 күн бұрын

@@dianepereira1860 …yes, I believe diet can have a big impact on our nerves. Getting enough B vitamins is very helpful

@DaintyDiaries

15 күн бұрын

Thank you so much for sharing and being so open ❤️ it is a struggle that often isn’t talked about enough but you’re certainly not alone!

Loved your chat as always Catherine happy to say my book arrived yesterday! It's such a brilliant book the photography is stunning to ... Congratulations 👏🏻 you've done amazing! Anxiety chat was so helpful too thankyou xx ❤️

@DaintyDiaries

15 күн бұрын

Awww thank you Alison! Hope you love the book ❤️❤️

Hello, I took the same test forever ago and I have the same code. I get really overwhelmed when I'm around a lot of people and I need to take a break and be by myself again. I used to teach marketing two small groups and always had huge boulders in my stomach. What I found was put on earpods and listen to upbeat singing music on my off time or the day of teaching. I make it loud enough so it stop your brain from talking😂 just be careful not to sing too loud, so embarrassing when somebody sitting there looking at you and you don't sing very well😂 that seemed to work for me. Hope it helps you. Love your videos I have been watching for a long time😊 You're too sweet to have that much pressure put on your brain, stop beating yourself up😊

Signed copy from Eason’s in Toledo, Ohio- I love it! Thank you❤

Hey Catherine thanks for sharing your mental health updates. Everyone gets anxious whether they admit it or realise that’s what they are feeling. It needs to be normalised. ❤️from a fellow INFJ in Australia

@L0U1SE

15 күн бұрын

Ps that lip colour is gorgeous

@DaintyDiaries

15 күн бұрын

Very very normal! Everyone has a certain level of anxiety ❤️

Hi Catherine ,I love this video. I pre ordered your book and since it arrived in Lincoln England we've had a bit of nice weather 🌞🌞🌞so I've been sitting in the garden reading through your book. It's wonderful so thank you for all your hard work you put into everything, just completely love you and everything you do ❤❤❤❤❤

@DaintyDiaries

14 күн бұрын

Aw thanks so much Suzanne😘 hope you love it!

Antidepressants can really, really help anxiety. Would recommend giving them a try if you're able to. x

Well done you. Best of luck with your new book.

Hi Catherine, I love your comments about stress and anxiety. It's so easy to just go to the GP and get some tablets but changing your lifestyle and recognising the triggers and the things that make you relax is so much more important for a long and happy life. Watching things grow nurturing them and enjoying them is the best relaxation. Thank you for your honesty and for sharing your journey xx

@DaintyDiaries

15 күн бұрын

Little things and steps make such a big difference❤️

Thanks for being so open and sharing what you're going through. Glad to hear your taking good care of yourself. Sending you all the best wishes.

I've always had anxiety. I hate it. Therapy helps quite a bit. Thank you for speaking about this and being so open with us. I know how vulnerable it feels to be so open but it's important to "normalize" the conversation. For a long time I hid my struggles. I felt like if anyone found out, they'd think I was weak but the more you talk about it the more you see that you're not alone. Anyway thanks!

Thank you for the chat about anxiety Catherine. When you spoke about being alone to recharge and struggling with too much socialising I completely recognised myself. I’m 71 and have been an introvert all my life but people laugh at me if I say that because I just get on with things and put on a brave face. Inside, however, I’m churning. It’s so lovely to watch your videos and not feel I’m alone in feeling like I do. Thank you, again. Wish I had known someone like you as I was growing up. Bless you ❤

@DaintyDiaries

15 күн бұрын

Aww that’s so kind of you ❤️ thanks so much for watching and I’m glad!

Thanks for sharing. I can relate to the swan comparison.

❤❤❤❤❤ thanks for sharing your truth. Helps me feel normal 😊❤

I find that my anxiety is making my world shrink. I try to find ways to get out of things, avoid situations that I would previously have enjoyed. On the outside, I seem fine, you wouldn’t know to look at me.

I was so excited today to get your book today!! I put both of your books on my coffee table so people can look at them. They are just as beautiful as you are! Love from Michigan USA~

@DaintyDiaries

15 күн бұрын

Awww that gives me JOY to hear ❤

I love you Catherine! I am also an introvert who needs solitude (and my cats) after I am drained from too much socializing. Being alone is my trick for relieving anxiety while watching your videos! ❤

@DaintyDiaries

15 күн бұрын

Alone time is so so important ❤️ thanks for watching Linda xx

What an amazing vlog. No way do you come across as an anxious person, you come across calm and confident, well done for doing the research and finding ways that help you. You are such a lovey wee girl and you deserve all that you wish for yourself in life now and for the future ❤❤xx

@DaintyDiaries

14 күн бұрын

Aww ☺️ that’s so kind of you ❤

Lovely Catherine, thankyou for sharing so honestly. I wish you so much success with your book. I haven’t ordered yet but do have the first one. Love your rambles xxx

Oh my goodness Catherine I'm sure we are sisters! I'm currently going through menopause and that has really exasperated my anxiety and I've had to relook at my coping strategies. Plus I totally agree with you re sewing ....I have to completely clean before hand. Thanks for another good video X hugs X