What is Dissociative Identity Disorder From the movie Split, which demonises DID, to influencers raising awareness about their mental health issues, DID or dissociative identity disorder is gaining more publicity and traction than it ever has previously. DID is a person feeling unsure of their identity as they feel other identities within them. As a…
How Anger Management Therapy Can Help You Feeling out of control over your own emotions can be exhausting, having damaging effects on your self-esteem and those around you. You may find yourself regretting your reactions instantly, however, not knowing how you could have handled the situation better. Anger issues can manifest from something big or…
Why Do I Hear Voices Did you know that up to one in ten people hear voices? It’s not as rare as you may think and can result from stress, exhaustion, drug abuse or mental illness. Hearing voices due to mental illness means that you may have been diagnosed with a mental health issue such…
Why We Feel Shame and How We Can Overcome It Shame is an emotion that can be challenging to address and talk about; everyone has experienced moments of shame, which is why bringing it up can trigger others to remember their personal experiences with it. Shame is defined as a ‘painful feeling of humiliation or…
Can Therapy Help With Feelings of Guilt Guilt is a common occurrence in everyone, a unique feeling that mixes shame, anxiety and fear, which has a way of controlling the way you act and negatively impacting your life. A study found that if you were to add up all the moments of guilt in a…
What Are The Most Common Phobias Did you know that phobias are one of the most common psychological disorders? In the UK, an estimated 10 million people suffer from phobias. Phobias are defined as ‘an extreme or irrational fear of, or aversion to something, and they can affect anyone regardless of age, sex and social…
How to Prepare Your Mental Health for University September is upon us, and the back to school stationery section has returned to your local supermarket. This is an exciting time for many of you, as you can return to university and embark on the best years of your life – or so they say. However,…
The Impact of Emotional Neglect Emotional neglect can come from a range of relationships such as from parents, loved ones, friends and even romantic partners. The impact of emotional neglect can be significant and childhood emotional neglect can affect us way into adulthood too. But what exactly is emotional neglect, and what is the impact…
How Mental Health is a Barrier to Remote Working With Covid-19 lockdowns forcing many of us to work from home, we have become used to facetime meetings and at-home offices. So much so that 97% of employees don’t want to return to the office full time. In fact, they want to have more flexibility between…
80% of Companies Seeing a Rise in Employee Demand for Mental Health Support Over the past few years, employee mental health has been a hot topic. Research around productivity and mental health has shown a stark correlation between the two, suggesting employers need to do more to support their workers’ mental health. And with Covid-19…