What To Do When Depression Medication Makes You Feel Worse When it comes to depression most people look for a quick fix – a way that they can instantly improve their mood. It’s very common for people with depression to request antidepressants from their doctors without fully understanding the potential side effects. The medication is…
Understanding Nightmares and Their Significance Nightmares can be truly terrifying. Many people associate nightmares with being younger and immediately think of nightmares focusing on ‘the monster under the bed’ or ‘the monster in the closet’. Although they do usually begin when we are young, for many people nightmares are a difficult part of their everyday…
Overcoming the Fear of Death The fear of death isn’t irrational; with so many mysteries and religions surrounding our existence, no one truly knows what happens when we die. This confusion is enough to work people into a frenzy, fearing death completely. Not knowing what happens makes us wonder if it all just stops -…
How to Avoid Being Recognised on the Way to Therapy Everybody knows the value of therapy – it can help to treat issues like depression and anxiety, improve your general well-being, help survivors of abuse or trauma to process and accept what they’ve been through, assist in the recovery of addicts and provide constructive ways…
What Happens When Therapy Ends? Although many of us are happy to think about new beginnings and the excitement that comes with the start of something different, we rarely think of endings in this same positive light. Even something seemingly trivial such as the ending of a favourite TV programme or sports event can…
How to Admit to Cutting Yourself The UK has one of the highest self-harm rates in the whole of Europe with an estimated 400 in every 100,000 people regularly hurting themselves. Self-harming is when somebody intentionally injures themselves, usually as a way to cope with or to express, overwhelming emotional distress. People tend to…
Family Disputes: Preparing for Christmas Chaos More often than not Christmas isn’t all snow, Santa and eating chocolates in front of the television. For many families it brings raised tensions, disputes and arguments that can make it a difficult time of year for everyone. Despite what you might hope, being a family does not…
How to be more open in Therapy Through person-centred therapy, I have helped individuals from all sorts of backgrounds and with a diverse range of issues to open up in therapy and talk through their concerns. Life can be challenging and feel incredibly tough at times. No matter who we are, difficulties at work,…
How to Beat the Winter Blues You’ve probably heard of the phrase ‘the winter blues’ before. Many people can find themselves more likely to face depression or anxiety symptoms over the winter period and blame it on factors like the extra financial strain that Christmas brings, or simply the dark, cold mornings and wet…
When to start Anxiety Counselling It seems that these days everyone is talking about anxiety and mental health, and this is in no way a bad thing. There is a lot of stigma surrounding mental health and shining a light on it helps to reduce the number of people who are afraid to step…