Relationships Articles
by Jaffor Bhuiya Loneliness is a leading symptom for mental health issues like depression, and also, unfortunately, for suicide. With statistics from the Mental Health Foundation now showing that three times as many British men than women die from suicide yearly, it’s time we saw male loneliness as the significant threat to men’s health it...
by Victoria Stokes Male mental health is a serious concern in the UK. According to the Mental Health Foundation, around one in every eight men in England has a mental health concern like depression, anxiety or obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). And they are three times more likely to commit suicide as well as three times...
by Victoria Stokes How do you feel when you’re away from your nearest and dearest? Panicked? Anxious? Distressed? You could be dealing with separation anxiety. Yes, the term is more often used in the context of children or dogs. But this is about to change. Adults can suffer similar, and it is about to become...
Like the idea of a therapy that is ‘interpersonal’? That helps you improve your relationships and social skills? But confused to see the terms ‘interpersonal therapy’ and also ‘dynamic interpersonal therapy‘ (DIT)? Are they or aren’t they the same thing? What is interpersonal therapy? ‘Interpersonal therapy’, or ‘IPT’, believes that by looking at and improving...
by Victoria Stokes Social pressure can perhaps best be summed up in the iconic words uttered by Rachel in the first season of Friends. “Everyone I know is either getting married or getting pregnant or getting promoted, and I’m getting coffee! And it’s not even for me!” And the pressure can feel worse than ever...
by Liz Szalai Multigenerational households were once the common way of living, and still is in some parts of the world. But in Western culture, with the need for independence promoted by society, the flexibility of work locations, and expat lifestyles? It all added to the rise of nuclear families instead. But are things starting...
Feel like nobody notices you at work or in social situations? Why are you always overlooked, and what can you do about it? Why don’t I make an impact? So why is it that we the sort who just never gets picked for things, or seems to make any sort of impact? See if the...
by Andrea Blundell Opposites attract, right? In some ways, yes. A relationship can have one person who is more assertive than the other, and this can work. But too much passivity in relationships is another story. What is passivity in relationships? Passivity means you do not exert yourself in your relationships, meaning you leave things...
by Andrea Blundell You are getting very close to someone, and your partner finds out and is worried. Or they haven’t found out, but you are starting to wonder if you are crossing a line. Is it emotional cheating? And does it really even matter? What is emotional cheating? Emotional cheating means you are developing...
by Andrea Blundell We are living through difficult and uncertain times. And this can mean we are all more sensitive than usual. How can you make sure a difference of opinion doesn’t ruin the friendships you’ve spent years nurturing? How to have a difference of opinion and stay friends It comes down to remembering what...
