Mental health

CBT Works For People Struggling With Sleep Issues One out of four people report having trouble with sleeping, many pop a sleeping pill to help get some much-needed Z’s. But these drugs can come with side effects and don’t always provide the best quality sleep you need to feel refreshed. New research points to cognitive … Read More about CBT A Sleep Solution Without The Side Effects

Take the test How many times have you looked at your phone today?  Scrolled through your Facebook feed?  Checked your email?  Used an app? How many screens are in front of you right now? You might want to sit down for this next question . . . how would you feel if you suddenly broke … Read More about Is it time for a digital detox? Take the test

1 in 3 people experience Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): How to recognise the symptoms – and how to manage them Yes, you read that right; shockingly, one-third of us suffer from PTSD or a trauma at some point in our lives. And yet, worryingly, many people either know very little about it or have … Read More about Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): How to recognise symptoms and manage them

An anxious mind is poor in concentration, focused on what could go wrong, is full of ‘what if’s’, uncertainty and catastrophes. The anxious mind has a wicked way with the imagination allowing you to wander down paths of possibly terrifying scenarios of worst possible outcomes. Feeling anxious or overly stressed distorts how we think, we … Read More about The anxious mind and 10 ways out

Guest Blog is written by Chris Winson Author and creator of the Blog underwaterbreathes.wordpress.com   If you are reading this then you are probably considering starting therapy or looking for more information about therapy. Perhaps I can help, by sharing how therapy helped me with my depression. Sarah was not my therapist but is someone … Read More about Depression, therapy and me