Intrusive thoughts and health anxiety

Understanding grief: Why your feelings make sense

Grief and Healing Learning to live with loss, one gentle moment at a time Grief asks a lot of us.It can feel heavy, confusing, tender, and exhausting — sometimes all at once.When someone or something important changes or leaves our lives, our world shifts, and it takes time to find our footing again. Grief is not a sign that something is wrong with you.It is a sign that you loved, that you cared, and that something mattered deeply. There is no need to rush.There is no timeline you have to meet. You are allowed to take your time. Grief Comes […]

Are Intrusive Thoughts Normal? Understanding Anxiety and the Brain

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 us have sticky minds. It’s thought that this stickiness can run in families. So if our parents are the anxious types (through no fault of their own), this could rub off on you. Types of Intrusive Thoughts A lot of people find it helpful to […]

Anxiety, Depression and the Dark Side of Christmas: coping with holiday stress

Anxiety, Depression, and the Dark Side of ‘The Most Wonderful Time of the Year.’ ‘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. ‘Bah! Humbug!’ If you have similar feelings. I want to let you know there’s nothing wrong with you; it’s entirely natural and normal not to feel excited at the thought of the coming festivities. I’m not a complete curmudgeon. I do enjoy having a 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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