Anna Bulgakova
 

For many autistic and ADHD people, the story has been oddly familiar: aching joints, dizziness when standing, chronic pain, fatigue, gut symptoms, intense body sensations, and a long history of being told it is “just anxiety”. Research is starting to tell a more concrete story. A growing body of peer-reviewed evidence suggests a link between neurodivergence and differences in connective tissue, especially joint hypermobility, hypermobility spectrum disorder and Ehlers-Danlos

What Is Infidelity? Infidelity is one of the most painful experiences a relationship can go through, and one of the hardest to define. Ask ten people what “cheating” means and you may get ten different answers. That uncertainty matters, because what one partner sees as harmless, the other may experience as a profound betrayal. A working definition At its core: one review of the literature suggests infidelity covers any actions hidden from a partner, involving a third party, w

Lonely Together: When the Person Beside You Feels Far Away There is a particular kind of loneliness that rarely gets talked about. It isn’t the loneliness of an empty house or a quiet weekend. It’s the loneliness of lying next to someone you love and feeling completely unseen. Many people assume a relationship should cure loneliness. When it doesn’t, they often feel ashamed, as though admitting it means the relationship has failed. The research tells a different story: loneli

A racing mind, a missed deadline, a pounding heart, another forgotten appointment. For some people, anxiety and ADHD can feel so tangled that it is hard to know where one ends and the other begins. Both can affect concentration, sleep, motivation, emotions, and daily routines. Both can make ordinary tasks feel strangely heavy. When they occur together, they can create a frustrating loop: ADHD makes life harder to organise, and anxiety grows around the fear of falling behind,

Stress is not “all in your head”. It is a whole-body response that can change your breathing, heart rate, digestion, sleep, mood, attention, and even how often you get ill. Short bursts of stress can be useful. They help you react quickly, meet a deadline, or avoid danger. The problem starts when stress stays switched on for days, weeks, or months. The body is built to handle pressure in short waves, not as a permanent state. This article is for general information only and i

Anxiety often shows up in the body before it becomes a clear thought. A tight chest. A shallow breath. A jaw that will not unclench. A sense that something is wrong, even when nothing obvious has happened. Tapping offers a simple way to work with that physical stress response. It uses gentle fingertip tapping on specific points of the face, upper body, and hands while focusing on an uncomfortable feeling. Many people use it as a calming practice because it is easy to learn, d