How to Overcome Feelings of Loneliness Loneliness is terrible not only for our mental health but our physical health too. According to the Campaign to End Loneliness, isolation can be as damaging as smoking fifteen cigarettes a day. The impact on your mental health is also significant, possibly leading to depressive thoughts and feelings. If…
3 Steps to Avoiding Loneliness in Old Age It’s common to feel lonely when we get older as often our family members can move away from us when they marry, get jobs or start their own family. And, with older bodies often hindering us, it can be harder to leave the house as often as…
Handling Debt Effectively Research has shown that over 100,000 people a year who have accumulated debt have tried to kill themselves. One in 14 adults has a debt problem as a result of falling behind on bills, credit agreements or they haven’t paid their gas, water or electric suppliers. Resultantly, these people are three times…
How to Prepare for the Winter Blues As we leave summer behind and start to head towards winter, we need to be aware of the mental health implications that this can bring. Many of us can suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder, also known as SAD. Often, people who feel depressed during winter might brush it…
How Kit Harington has shown that Mental Health matters With Kit Harington recently undergoing treatment at a wellness centre for alcohol use and stress, it reminds us that anybody in any situation can be plagued with mental health issues. Having been on the hit TV-show ‘Game of Thrones’ for nearly a decade, the sudden end…
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…
Top 5 Self-Care Tips In the hustle and bustle of everyday life, it is very easy to get caught up in everything that is going on and forget to take care of yourself. When we are stressed and constantly busy, we do tend to lose sight of what our priority should be, and that…
How do I choose my therapist? You have decided that therapy is the right thing for you, congratulations on this big step. Now you need to find the right therapist to help you on your journey. You need to look around your area for therapists who not only have the appropriate qualifications but also have…
Prescribed Drugs: The Pros and Cons Mental health issues aren’t openly spoken about half as much as they should be. Often the individuals who suffer from them feel isolated and alone. But they shouldn’t, there are 8.2 million cases of anxiety in the UK alone, and in every 100 people, 3 of them suffer from…
Repairing a broken family with therapy Has a rift in your family pulled your loved ones apart? Family life isn’t easy, and the majority of families go through difficult times together and struggle to find common ground. It could be something that happened many years ago or perhaps be a more recent issue; the key…