Bereavement, loss, anxiety and depression
Grief and Healing Finding a way through loss Grief is one of the most painful human experiences; sadly, it is often met with discomfort and impatience in a society that moves quickly.  Friends and family don’t always know how to help, and sometimes they unintentionally cause harm. Grief is a process that needs time, space, and compassion. Grief has many faces Grief is often associated with the loss of a loved one, but there are other events where we grieve. We also grieve the loss of a job, lost relationships, missed opportunities, changes in health, or even shifts in identity. […]
Unwanted intrusive thoughts and the anxiety that accompanies them
Everyone has intrusive thoughts, and anyone who says they don’t is fibbing. The difference is that, for most people, they are passing thoughts. But when people like you and I have intrusive thoughts, it feels very different, because they constantly repeat and we ruminate upon them, and they become stuck in our minds. Some of […]
Anxiety, Depression and the Dark Side of Christmas
    Anxiety, Depression and the Dark Side of ‘The Most Wonderful Time of the Year.’  ‘Hate, hate, hate. Hate, hate, hate. Double hate. Loathe entirely!’  (How the Grinch Stole Christmas). I don’t want to  sound like The Grinch or Ebenezer Scrooge but as my friends and family know, I’m not a fan of Christmas. […]
Impostor Syndrome and anxiety
What is It? The idea was first researched in 1978 by two psychologists Dr Pauline R Clance and Dr Suzanne A Imes.  Based on their research they found it to be more common in women.  More recent research has found it to be equally spread between the sexes; up to 70% of us will feel […]

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