Anxiety & stress Articles
by Andrea Blundell Complaining about something you’ve been holding onto for ages with a good friend leaves you feeling better. But when a colleague and you complain with each other about your boss yet again, you feel drained. What does it all mean? In the end, is moaning good or bad for you? It does...
You’ve read all the productivity guides, you know all the top time hacks…. and yet something still stops you every time. Can psychology help you get things done? And what mental health disorders and issues might be the real problem? Why is it I just can’t move forward? There are actual mental health disorders, like...
by Andrea Blundell The world is a mess and it’s made you stop caring. About, well…. anything. Is it okay to feel like nothing matters? Or are there times when apathy is a serious red flag? Define apathy? Apathy can be defined as a state of indifference and the inability to act. We lack motivation...
Struggle in relationships, and worried you have an attachment disorder? It’s actually a controversial phrase and diagnosis. What is attachment disorder? ‘Attachment disorder’ is not an official mental health diagnosis. Instead, it’s an umbrella term sometimes used to refer to emotional and behavioural issues in adults, particularly with relating, that link back to lack of...
by Andrea Blundell Does your life always have a conflict or two on the go? Constantly dreaming of being somewhere else? Or fighting your way forward? Accepting what is could be a tool you need. What is acceptance? In psychology, acceptance is closely linked to allowing, and to the present moment. What is happening right...
Do you have confused thoughts lately? Worried about what it might mean for your mental health? What is confused thinking? We all at some point have an overly busy mind. Research now shows that confusion is, for example, part of the brain’s way of learning. If you recognise that your strange or confused thoughts are just...
Do your emotions see you acting out before you can stop yourself? Known for being impulsive, or even volatile? Emotional regulation skills don’t come naturally for everyone, but can be learned. What is emotional self-regulation? In our previous article, ‘Emotional Self-Regulation – Struggle to Stay Calm?”, we explained how it’s your ability to monitor and...
Act before you think? Say things only to regret all? Explode your emotions onto others despite promising not to? Your issue might be emotional self-regulation. What is emotional self regulation? Emotional self-regulation is psychology speak for an ability to control your emotional responses in an acceptable and productive way. You know how to take charge...
by Andrea Blundell Left feeling regretful with every decision you make? With a sense of sorrow for all the things that might have been? Is regret always a bad thing? Sometimes we really do make a bad decision, and our regret guides us to change for the better. If we, say, lie to someone we...
Have you been very ill of late? But doctors can’t find a known cause? A doctor or psychiatrist might give you a diagnosis of ‘conversion disorder’. What is conversion disorder? Conversion disorder involves having a physical illness that medical tests can’t find the cause of. And in some cases it’s quite a serious set of...
