Author Archives: Super D

Amsterdam Bike Tales & Trails – Fear Of Riding

Bicycles are an essential element in the lives of Amsterdammers. The bike is one of the best vehicles to transport yourself in the city: you yourself are its engine, meaning that it is good for your health; it is flexible, you get through traffic and through shortcuts easily; and it gives you freedom because you aren’t bound to public transport’s times which are seldom your times. In this series we try and discover the ins & outs of cycling in and around Amsterdam.

Anxiety and Expat Life

In my work as a psychologist in Amsterdam, I often help and support people with anxiety disorders: panic attacks, chronic agitation, stress, psycho-physical tensions, insomnia, etc.
All these conditions are becoming more and more frequent and, indeed, very present in our daily life. They are no longer alterations or disorders, but rather normal things: “I’m stressed out!”; “I can’t handle it anymore!”; “What a hectic life, always in a rush!”; “I am completely burnt out!”