There’s nothing quite like a fancy dress party. Lots of people getting dressed up in all sorts of weird and wonderful costumes, pretending to be someone/something else. The process of making ourselves up in this way is actually not too dissimilar to how some of us deal with our mental health difficulties. Sometimes it’s easier …
A lot of what we usually write about explores logical, structured, ways of tackling anxiety and mental health, so you’d be forgiving for thinking we’ve gone a bit ‘airy fairy’ with this post! Some people might find the concept of hope a bit ‘wishy washy’. What exactly does hope mean? Can we actually use it …
The inspiration for writing this post came after an old Tweet from Piers Morgan in 2017 re-surfaced. For those who aren’t aware, Piers Morgan is a British journalist/television host/general-fly-in-the-ointment. In his Tweet, Piers was responding to a statistic which stated that an estimated 34 million British adults have experienced mental health difficulties. Piers’ response was …
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As it’s World Mental Health Day, we thought it’d be good to write a post about the benefits you can get from talking about your difficulties. A “problem shared” really can be “a problem halved” and if you’re finding it difficult to talk to people around you then counselling can be really helpful. What stops …
We’ve already talked about how to challenge the core beliefs and negative thoughts that feed into anxiety, but what other action can we take in terms of dealing with anxiety? Exposure Therapy is a way in which people can be supported to confront their fears. When we’re fearful of something it might lead us to …
