Are you anxious or do you have anxiety?The terms anxious and anxiety are closely connected, yet in the 21stcentury have come to mean different things. While the Oxford Dictionary defines both as “A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something with an uncertain outcome.”, if you Google...
IKEA LIVE LAGOM PROJECT – Mental Health Care at Home
When you’re feeling down, the world often seems like a formidable place. Low mood can also isolate you from others, making everyday life a very lonely place and as the winter months continue, more of us begin to feel the side effects of the lack of sunlight and ever...
Understanding Your Triggers That Are Causing You To Feel Stresed
Are you feeling stressed right now? It is a common reaction to a situation or time in your life that many of us can struggle with from time to time. The stressed feeling can lead onto or be in conjunction with anxiousness or depression, or it can cause you...
10 Small Ways To Improve Your Health
When it comes to improving your health, you may think that you will always have to make big changes. After all, changing one little thing isn’t going to help your body and your mind, is it? However, whilst you may need to make a big adjustment sometimes, more often...
Mindfulness is a lot about being in the moment. Something that people with anxiety or depression might struggle with is those moments of peace and calm that come from being mindful. It is a great practice to get into. But where do you start and what impact can it...
How To Support A Friend With An Eating Disorder
It's heartbreaking seeing a friend in pain, and when you are sure they have an eating disorder, it can become especially difficult. If you know they are starving themselves, or if you see them purge after binge eating, you might feel as if you are on the outside looking...
Help For Those Who Want To Stop Drinking
Help when you are giving up alcohol is more important than you may first think. Drinking is such an ingrained part of most people’s lives that it can start taking over without you even noticing. The effects are not just physical, but also social and emotional. Alcohol leaves very...
What to Expect in Your First CBT Session.
Realising the need for therapy is an amazing first step towards healing, and we really do believe CBT can be the best answer for some people.However, we know it can be daunting, especially when it’s your first time.So, to help calm any worries or clear any uncertainties you may...
As a society, we are constantly bombarded with images of the ‘right’ way to spend Christmas and the entire holiday season – constantly euphoric with our loved ones.However, it is really not that easy for some people. It can even be the complete opposite.One in ten people feel unable...
How is Your Mental State Affecting Your Physical Health?
Research has clearly established the link between mental and physical health- so when you’re unhappy in your mind, it often leads to feeling unwell in your body too. Anyone with a mental health condition knows that it’s no fun whatsoever, but what can make things worse is without the...