Depression Articles
When it comes to psychotherapists, counselling psychologists and depression, we can believe they have some magical wand. Where does the truth lie? Lead writer Andrea Blundell explores. Psychologists and depression Turns out that, much as we want therapists to be super humans who can save us from ourselves? They are (gasp!) just people like the...
by Andrea Blundell Between the pandemic and climate change threats, we have all experienced living with uncertainty lately. It can definitely feel destabilising, and rates of anxiety and depression have been skyrocketing. How can we better navigate unstable times? Our brains on uncertainty A research study had participants play a computer game with rocks that might...
Just not felt yourself since a case of Covid-19, or been diagnosed with ‘long Covid’? And now have mental health issues? In July 2021 Britain’s Office of National Statistics (ONS) reported 1.5 per cent of the population were claiming long Covid symptoms. Covid and mental health Physical illness has long been connected to mental health...
Find the new trend of therapy over video platforms terrifying? Feel more at ease sharing if someone isn’t looking at you? You’ll be happy to know that telephone counselling is still popular, and with good reason. What is telephone counselling? It’s exactly what it sounds. It means you do your talk therapy sessions over the...
by Andrea Blundell Addicted to your playlists? And wondering if you need to consider if it’s affecting your moods? Just how connected are music and mental health, anyway? Music and Mental Health The power of music to uplift our mind and moods has long intrigued mankind. Plato, for example, is quoted as saying that music,...
Feel like there is a mismatch between the body you are in and the person you actually are? And wonder, “What is gender dysphoria, and does it apply to me?”. What is gender? When we are born we are attributed a sex of ‘male’ or ‘female’, depending on our visible sexual organs. Gender is different...
/mental-health-test.htm by Andrea Blundell Around 35 or over, and feeling a mess lately? Anxious, depressed, all over the place? The menopause and mental health connection is worth learning. Menopause and mental health After generations of women suffering in silence, menopause is finally in the spotlight. It’s now clear that menopause can affect mental wellbeing. And that...
You have decided it’s time to gather your courage and let your doctor know you are struggling lately. But how to talk to your doctor about anxiety and depression in a way that is productive? Or if you feel scared to? And what if you worry it’s something more serious, like a disorder? Will my...
Yes, you are aware that, courtesy of the pandemic, a lot of things have gone online lately. And yes, your child is stressed and you want them to experience child counselling. But surely online child therapy can’t be that effective? Actually, the opposite seems to be true. What is online child therapy, exactly? Online therapy...
Feeling depressed that you’ve gained weight from all the lockdowns lately? Or is it really that you were already a bit depressed, and that’s why you turned so easily to food? Weight gain and depression are often closely linked. Did gaining weight make me depressed? Yes, it can feel defeating to realise none of your...
