Read our posts about Anxiety

15Dec

Why is Christmas Depressing?

Saff Mitten

anxiety, Christmas, counselling, depression, loneliness, therapy

Therapists

Christmas can be a difficult time for many people. A counsellor explains why so many people seek counselling at this time of year.
» Read More

13Dec

Why Christmas Makes Me Really Anxious

Leanne Brookes

anxiety, Christmas, selfcare, society

Mind

Christmas isn't so merry for everyone - one girl shares her personal story of why the time of year makes her so anxious.
» Read More

10Dec

9 Ways to Cope with Social Anxiety

Alice McGurran

anxiety, emotions, self, socialanxiety, tips

Mind

The party season is upon us - here's 9 tips to help you through if you struggle from social anxiety
» Read More

12Nov

How Hypnotherapy Can Cure a Fear of Public Speaking

Alix Needham

anxiety, fear, hypnotherapy, phobias, therapy

Therapists

Many of us are familiar with the crippling fear induced by public speaking. This is one of the many problems hypnotherapy can help with, learn how here
» Read More

25Aug

Military Stress

anxiety, counselling, PTSD, stress, therapy

Therapists

Experienced naval therapist explains the emotional isolation and Post Traumatic Stress which both sailors, marines and their partners suffer.
» Read More

25Jul

How Sports Protect Girls' Self Esteem

Terri Apter

anxiety, depression, exercise, women

Body

Dr Terri Apter explains how engaging in sports can improve the body image and overall confidence of teenage girls and help to reduce depression.
» Read More

14Jul

How Meditation Cured Dan Harris's Panic Attacks

Louise Chunn

anxiety, meditation, mindfulness, TV

Mind

US journalist Dan Harris’s on-screen meltdown radically altered his life. Before his nationally broadcast panic attack on ABC news, Harris was your average over-worked, professionally anxious reporter. He’d joined the network at the extremely young age of 21, and was  thrown into the deep end when he was sent to Afghanistan to cover the Taliban. After a long stint dodging bullets in Afghanistan and then Pakistan, he returned home to a studio-bound job  with a severe case of undiagnosed post-traumatic stress disorder. He dealt with this by dosing himself up on...
» Read More

25Jun

Why is There So Much Anxiety?

Sue Cowan-Jenssen

anxiety, counselling, stress, therapy

Therapists

Modern life seems to feature more anxiety as people struggle with fear of exclusion, reports therapist Sue Cowan-Jenssen In my work as a therapist I have come to understand that, often, underlying our deepest anxieties are...
» Read More

05Jun

The Beautiful Game and Depression

Lorne St

anxiety, depression, men, mensmentalhealth, society, suicide

Soul

Footballer Gary Speed, former captain-turned-manager of the Welsh national team, had movie star looks, a million pound mansion, a beautiful young wife and two sports-obsessed sons. He seemed to have the world at his feet. But three years ago he took his own life after an embittered battle with depression. With the World Cup in Brazil only days away it is easy to cloak our footballers with the super human strength of gladiators in Ancient Rome. However when the arena clears and the applause dies away, cases like Speed’s are sadly far from rare. A study carried out by...
» Read More

16Apr

Can Celebrities De-Stigmatise Mental Illness?

Natasha Hughes

anxiety, mental health, psychotherapy, therapy, wellbeing

Mind

When celebrities talk about mental illness, does it help de-stigmatise the area?
» Read More