Anxiety & stress Articles
By Claudia Cole Does the familiar blue glow of a device make your eyes sore after a day of being behind a screen? But also perhaps give you a feeling of being worn out and depleted, or even a bit low? It’s likely you’re feeling the brunt of digital fatigue. What is digital fatigue? The...
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...
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...
Multitasking was once seen as a desirable talent. But lately it’s been rumoured as counterproductive. Does multitasking really work? And if so, what are the best ways to put it into practise? The meaning of multitasking We assume it means we are doing many different things at the same time. Which is true… if you...
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 Recently experienced the loss of a pet to old age, illness, or an accident? And feeling devastated? Why does the loss of a pet feel so much worse than I expected? The idea that an animal we bring into our lives is ‘just a pet’ is a gross underestimate of their real...
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...
