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17Feb

The Ground Beneath My Feet: a Fear of the Unknown

Owen Stone

anxiety, phobias, psychology

Mind

I was 13 when I had my first panic attack, though I didn’t know what it was then. I was at a café in Biarritz when I got a chicken bone lodged in my throat. My entire body went white hot; I became convinced I was going to die. The blood drained to my feet, every bit of me screamed to get outside, so I walked around the block eating yoghurt until the fear drained away. When we got back to New Zealand, the same white heat would flow through my body again whenever we would go to a café or restaurant. I had to give myself ‘outs.’ Sit facing the door. Don’t order food....
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05Feb

How I Overcame My Fear of Driving

Joanne Mallon

phobias

Mind

Driving phobia is more common than many might think. If you are a sufferer, be inspired by one woman's story of recovery and learn how you can do the same
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29Jan

The Stressed Sex?

Daniel Freeman

emotions, men, mental health, psychology, therapy, women

Mind

Oxford psychology professor Daniel Freeman on the gender differences around mental illness, and why it is difficult to report on
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22Jan

Can TV Make Us Happy?

Jon Madge

happiness, psychology, society, TV

Mind

With the National Television Awards tonight and controversy over television programmes filling the papers again, it might be a good time to look at how the television we watch affects our well-being. Our brains are incredibly susceptible to what we watch, in part because of two bits of biological programming. One is that we’re designed to not waste energy, so sitting down and having information come to us feels easy. The other biological quirk is that new experiences register as stronger than familiar ones, we’re hard-wired to seek out novelty. Television provides us...
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06Jan

When Depression Strikes in Your 20s

Anonymous

counselling, depression, experienceoftherapy, student, therapy, university

Mind

We're often told our twenties are meant to be the best years of our lives. What does it feel like to struggle with depression at this supposedly golden age?
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18Dec

The Importance of Building Inner Strength

Rick Hanson

anxiety, emotions, psychology, stress

Mind

Noticing the positives rather than focusing on the negatives will help you build inner strength says author and neuropsychologist Rick Hanson
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09Dec

Malcom Gladwell on his Experience of Therapy

Welldoing

books, culture, experienceoftherapy, therapy

Mind

Author Malcolm Gladwell shares his experience of therapy: "I emerged wiser, I'm not sure about happier"
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05Dec

Managing Emotions: Learning to Soothe Yourself

Philippa Perry

childhood, emotions, self, therapy

Mind

We all react to events in our lives in different ways - learning to better manage our emotions can be hugely beneficial. Author and psychotherapist Philippa Perry discusses the subject with us
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05Dec

Looking into The Examined Life: Interview with Stephen Grosz

Louise Chunn

psychoanalysis, psychotherapy, therapy, wellbeing

Mind

Welldoing.org founder Louise Chunn interviews renowned psychoanalyst Stephen Grosz, author of The Examined Life
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05Dec

10 Tips to Fight Depression

Rachel Kelly

depression, empathy, sleep, tips, wellbeing

Mind

Depression is a common issue but can be very hard to manage. Author Rachel Kelly advises us to call upon the power of breathing, of action, and of words to thrust us out of the darkness
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