What’s The Impact Of Having A Mental Health Diagnosis?
What is a mental health diagnosis? A mental health diagnosis works in the same way as a physical health diagnosis. It is a label for your particular group of symptoms…
How To Cope With A Panic Attack
Having a panic attack can feel terrifying, as though you’re losing your grip on who you are and the world around you. The feelings of panic, such as breathlessness and…
Ecopsychology: How Being In Nature Can Support Your Mental Health
Ecopsychology studies our psychological relationship with nature – and there’s a growing body of research evidence to back up anecdotal claims that being in green spaces is good for you. Immersing…
How To Support A Young Person With A Mental Health Issue
Mental health issues among young people are on the rise. There is thankfully more awareness of mental health generally – and young people are encouraged to speak out rather than…
Is the Pursuit of Happiness Making You Unhappy?
We are all conditioned from a very young age to dream big, aim high and constantly seek personal fulfilment. As children, we are encouraged to study hard so that we…
How To Stay Motivated At Work
Motivation is quite a slippery beast. You might think that at the start of a new year and with appraisal season looming you would be highly motivated at work. But motivation…
Four Strategies To Beat Blue Monday
If you’re prone to suffering the winter blues, then Blue Monday (21 January) might be a difficult day. Blue Monday is so called because it’s dubbed the most depressing day…
Why You Should Start Therapy Now
There are almost as many reasons to start therapy as there are people starting therapy. It might be that you have been feeling sad or had low mood for a…
How to Cope with Intrusive Thoughts
There is great popular interest in neuroscience and the workings of the human brain, but the thoughts we have and why we have them remains, largely, a mystery. What we…
Are You A Pathological Attention Seeker?
Are you known for your over-the-top behaviour and desperate need to be the centre of attention? Do you overreact and exaggerate when you’re telling stories – eager to gain approval…