Anxiety & stress Articles
by Andrea Blundell Had grand plans for all you’d get done during lockdown? Only to find yourself underachieving and acting far from your typical self? Social isolation is at work on your mental health and the way your brain functions. Social isolation and your brain There actually isn’t a body of research on the sort...
Troubled times call for new and effective tools to help us get through our days. In a world of coronavirus, lockdown, and social isolation, what can lead to feeling balanced again? 5 Therapy Tools for Troubled Times Therapists have tools that can help, tried and tested by research and client work. Here are a few...
by Andrea Blundell Why are we all terrified about Covid-19? Yes, we are losing our lifestyles, and we don’t know what lies ahead. But for many, beneath this lies a fear of death. Either our own death, or of the death of those we love. Why are we all so afraid of dying? As humans...
By Andrea Blundell You love your family. But you might now be spending more time with them, without breaks, than you ever have. How to survive lockdown with family? 12 Tips for Surviving Lockdown with Loved Ones 1. Stop calling it lockdown. This might seem small, but the word ‘lockdown’ itself causes stress and anxiety,...
by Andrea Blundell Are you a highly sensitive person, or “HSP”? That is finding what is going on in the world hard to take? HSP in the face of Covid-19? Most people are managing with a level of stress and anxiety at the moment, worried about their health, losing their jobs, and their families. But...
Do you already suffer from anxiety? And is the global pandemic situation making things even worse for you? How can you stop Covid-19 from ruling your mind and your life? How to handle anxiety in a global pandemic 1. Yes, watch for news bingeing. In the past, once you realised that news bingeing was triggering...
by Yadid Berman In today’s modern world social anxiety is on the rise, driven by a reduced sense of belonging and a rise in stress, anxiety and depression. Anxiety disorders are becoming a common mental health issue, with the charity Anxiety UK reporting that one in 10 of us are likely to have one at...
What kind of therapy is the right kind to help with anxiety? And can you treat yourself, or do you have to see a therapist for anxiety therapy? Anxiety and anxiety disorders Anxiety means you have worried and increasingly illogical or fear-based thoughts that you can’t control. These thoughts are causing you more and more...
From small things like continuing to overspend when you know you are in debt, to bigger issues like picking unhealthy relationships every time, what is it that drives you to keep making the same mistake? Blame it on Your Brain? Our brains might be designed to repeat mistakes, creating what are called ‘mistake pathways’. Although...
Christmas dinner with your partner’s family for the first time, and have serious holiday stress? Or just want this to finally be the year you don’t react to your parent’s prodding? Counsellors and psychotherapists are pros at navigating other people. Editor Andrea Blundell helps you learn some of their tools so you can get through...
