Bipolar Disorder: What It Is and Why We Need to Talk About It News around mental health is flooded with facts, figures and opinions about depression and anxiety. But, we rarely see discussions around bipolar disorder. Once or twice a year, the subject will come up and even make headlines when a celebrity talks about…
LGBTQ+ Mental Health: The Ignored Statistics What is LGBTQ+? The term is an initialism which stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer plus. It is an all-encompassing term which represents people whose sexual orientation isn’t heterosexual and whose gender identity is different from the sex with which they were born. It has been in use…
The Lasting Impact of Coronavirus With the economy predicted to bounce back by the end of 2021 and many people recovering from the illness after a few weeks, it can seem like much of the impact of coronavirus is short-lived. However, for thousands of people across the UK, there is a severe and long-lasting impact…
Protecting Your Child’s Mental Health at School Post-Lockdown A survey on parents showed widespread concern about the mental health impact of Covid-19 on children. With lockdown forcing children out of education early and back into the home, many students are lost, confused and concerned over their health and educational future. And with the government taking…
Generation Z: The Unhappiest Generation Generation Z refers to teenagers born at the turn of the millennium, the oldest of which are entering their early 20s. As they reach the peak of their young adult lives, this generation should be happy, having fun and preparing for the future. So why are we seeing an increase…
Broken Families: The Effect of Lockdown Lockdown has been hard for all of us, with 56% of us feeling anxious or stressed as a result of the pandemic. And, as of June 2020, nearly one in five adults were experiencing depression, a severe mental health condition which can have lasting effects if not addressed. With…
Coping with Domestic Abuse During Lockdown In the first three weeks of lockdown, 16 women and children lost their lives to domestic abuse. It is a shocking statistic and one which opened the media’s eyes to the true nature of domestic abuse. In some ways, we are grateful for lockdown as it brought attention to…
Managing Your Health Anxiety During Coronavirus When we talk about anxiety, we are typically using an umbrella term for a wide range of mental health issues. Generalised anxiety disorder (GAD) may be what you usually think of as anxiety, as it tends to refer to a person’s constant worrying and concern. But there are other…
How to Control Back to Office Stresses As lockdown eases and more people are allowed back into the office, you might see yourself entering the workplace soon. Perhaps you are already aware of the date and are dreading the back to work stresses. Teams may have gotten smaller with Covid-19 restrictions and concerns, or maybe…
How to Handle Your Mental Health Post-Lockdown Lockdown has been a stressful time for many of us, with mental health helplines being swamped with hundreds of calls. Health anxiety, depression and loneliness has sunk in during our time away from the rest of the world. We may now face each day with worries we didn’t…