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HOW TO SLAY YOUR PANIC VAMPIRE

THE cost of living is going through the roof. Covid is still a threat.

Corruption and loadshedding continue and then there’s that war in Ukraine – it’s no wonder many of us feel a rising sense of panic in our daily lives.

The world is a scary place so it’s only natural that anxiety can threaten to overwhelm us. Many seek counselling and even medication in order to cope, but a new book by psychiatrist Dr Ellen Vora explores a more holistic approach to anxiety. In this extract from The Anatomy of Anxiety: Understanding and Overcoming the Body’s Fear Response, she offers self-soothing tools and techniques that will help put your

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