ANXIETY, its exponential rise, and how to overcome it
What does it mean to be ‘addicted’ to anxiety? When I was a teenager, addiction was usually thought of in relation to problem behaviours such as gambling, drinking, drugs or sex, where the relatively easy possibility of achievable ‘highs’ was seen to outweigh the risk of attracting the ‘lows’. As I got older, this expanded […]
Feeling vulnerable
Peope can feel vulnerable on many different occasions in their lives for varied reasons. They may be experiencing discomfort or violence in their own home, in the workplace they may lack confidence in presenting their work, be shy, seemingly less able to make friends than others. Vulnerability can hit us in many different ways time […]
Angry Men and Anxious Women: really?
There are some people for whom I have huge admiration: counsellors who have branched out into teaching other counsellors ways in which they can build their business. Two I know of in particular extol the virtues of having a ‘niche’. They have both succeeded in this, which they’ve successfully promoting their businesses via their websites, […]
Feeling stressed?
Feeling stressed? You’re not on your own! Frighteningly, a report was published earlier this year by the Mental Health Foundation which had the following heading: 74% of UK ‘overwhelmed or unable to cope’ at some point in the past year’. 81% of women said this and 67% of men, with 83% of 18-24 year olds […]