Anxiety Disorders, What is it? + Helpful Tips  Good evening my crochet queens and kings! I'm glad you stopped by, and welcome to my blog! I focus on helping others achieve success in their craft businesses. But in this post I want to talk about a sensitive topic. Anxiety? What is it? There's also anxiety disorder. Hmmm. As someone who has an anxiety disorder, I can say it is not fun! I have GAD, also known as "Generalized Anxiety Disorder" I will speak on that later on in this post! Some people may think " Oh that will go away, you probably just have the jitters!" Really? I wish it was so simple. At the end of the post you will see a great guide ( Don't worry it's not a whole novel!) Just something to help either people with anxiety, or someone you know who is going through it.  The 6 major types of Anxiety Disorders  Phobias - intense fears of specific things, like animals, objects, or situations.  Generalized Anxiety - this is when someone constan...

 Wow! What a great question! Well, thanks for stopping by my blog. For all the newbies, Welcome! I'm Latoya and I love crochet! My blog also talks about Affordable DIYs, planners, organization tips and more!  The topic of crochet has been a popular topic, especially during this pandemic. People were in their homes and wanted to try or even continue a hobby. I've been actually blown away with all these crochet pieces on Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram, and even TikTok.  Back to the main question in the title, I learned to do a simple crochet chain when I was young. I didn't take it as serious as I do now. I made cute little bracelets for family and friends. Now I have a pretty large stash of yarn, hooks, and other craft stuff.  I'm in my mid thirties now and I definitely feel that crochet is good for you. Actually crochet has helped me a bunch. If you follow my blog you may know that I suffer from depression, anxiety, and I have epilepsy. ( I will talk further about th...

  Crochet hand sanitizer holder Pattern. By: www.anxiouslycrochet.shop Materials: Acrylic or cotton yarn. Worsted weight. ( I used a cotton/ acrylic blend Scissors Yarn Needle Optional : Beads 5 mm hook Measuring tape Stitch markers Pattern  Ch 16, Sc in the 2nd ch from the hook and down to the last stitch. In the last stitch, put 2 Sc. DO NOT TURN. Working on the opposite side of the chain put Sc st in each stitch. On the last st put 2  Sc in it. Round 2 : Sc in the round ( don't forget to attach stitch marker in the beginning of each row.) Round 3 : Working in the round, place your stitch marker on first st and do Sc BLO, in each stitch in the round. Round 4: repeat Round 3, 3 more times Round 5: Do regular Sc stitches in the round. Round 6: Repeat Round 6 pattern until your work measures 4 inches Long, and approx  4 inches wide.  When you're work measures 4 inches by 4 inches you can start on the double crochet  Border. Ch 3, DC in this same stitch, skip...