If like a growing number of people, you suspect that you may be depressed, my depression questionnaire will help you know for sure. Depression, anxiety or phobias – Each year in the UK alone, 1 out of 4 people are diagnosed with a mental health problem, the true number is likely to be much higher. Even when you only have [...]
Several years ago, before I became a therapist, in my role as a community development worker, I sat on the board of the local authorities domestic violence group, tasked with tackling and supporting victims and survivors of domestic, or partner abuse. On the rare occasions that the victim of domestic violence was male, we were initially unprepared and ill equipped [...]
How to react to criticism - for a better outcome every time None of us enjoy being criticised. It's human nature to enjoy being right and most of us feel a sense of hurt when we're wrong. However, we all need criticism. Although we're generally drawn to like-minded people, those who disagree with us truly help us to grow. The [...]
You can manage your anxiety, firstly by accepting that anxiety has an energy and is a process, rather than something which arrives from now-where, it builds up, we build it up. Once we accept this and learn to become more aware, get to know the signs and how to respond, then you can manage your anxiety better and create less worry. [...]
Past abuse, or historic sexual abuse, is something which takes time and a great deal of effort on the part of the victim or survivor, from here on, I will refer to people who were sexually abused or experienced past abuse as survivors, because thats what we do everyday - survive. For some of us surviving is not enough, we [...]
It's very difficult to say 'I'm Depressed' the stigma of mental health is still a barrier to getting the right help and support, therefore, it's difficult to know if people we love and care for are depressed. They may hide or be un-aware that they are in fact depressed and that can make it difficult to help them. (The depression [...]
