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Party Time … Feel Anxious Already?
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Congratulations to The Nutters Club!
Congratulations to The Nutters Club! by Kyle MacDonald on May 28, 2015 in Awards A few weeks ago The Nutters Club won The New Zealand Radio Awards for “The Best Daily/Weekly Series” ! For those of you who are not aware, The Nutters Club was founded on 8 August 2009 by Mike King and his…
REPOSTED: Freedom
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Panic Attacks and Social Anxiety Disorder
Panic Attacks and Social Anxiety Disorder by Kyle MacDonald in Panic Attacks Among all the automatic responses our bodies have to stress, panic attacks are certainly one of the most difficult to deal with. If you suffer from social anxiety, it is an additional challenge: you may not only worry about a situation itself, but…
It’s Too Easy To Be Mean
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