by Admin | Dec 21, 2021 | Healthy Mind, Top Tips
Worrying and overthinking, to the excess, can take a toll on your wellbeing, and even increase your risk of certain mental health conditions. It can prevent you from getting anything done, and put you in an awful mood too. We’re all guilty of it! What you can do...
by Admin | Dec 14, 2021 | Fears & Phobias, Healthy Mind, Top Tips
Glossophobia – a fear of public speaking The fear of public speaking is actually considered the number one fear in the world. Glossophobia can also be referred to as stage fright, performance anxiety or social anxiety disorder. Glossophobia holds people back in...
by Admin | Dec 7, 2021 | Anxiety Disorders, Healthy Mind
What is PTSD? PTSD is an anxiety disorder that is caused by experiencing stressful, frightening, distressing and traumatic events. This can include exposure to actual or threatened death, serious injury, or sexual violation e.g., assault, serious health problems,...
by Admin | Nov 30, 2021 | Healthy Mind
What is CBT? CBT is known as ‘cognitive behavioural therapy’. It is a talking therapy, which combines cognitive therapy (examining the way you think) and behavioural therapy (examining the things you do). Is it effective? Most often, CBT is used to treat...
by Admin | Nov 23, 2021 | Healthy Body, Top Tips
What is binge-eating disorder? Binge-eating is a severe eating disorder, where you frequently consume large quantities of food and feel unable to stop eating. It affects around 2% of people worldwide. It’s true that all of us eat too much every now and again, but this...
by Admin | Nov 16, 2021 | Healthy Mind
What is gaslighting? Gaslighting is a form of psychological or emotional abuse that involves manipulating another person into doubting or disbelieving their own experiences, feelings, perceptions of reality, or even their sanity. It often involves outright lying and...
by Admin | Nov 9, 2021 | Anxiety Disorders, Healthy Body, Healthy Mind
Most of these lesser-known symptoms of anxiety that we are outlining in this blog today are the result of the famous ‘fight or flight’ response – a physiological reaction that occurs in response to a perceived harmful event, attack, or threat to survival. This...
by Admin | Nov 2, 2021 | Healthy Body, Top Tips
First, you must know your objective Think about it, if you don’t know why you are doing it, you are likely to give in. So know why you want to train. For example, do you want to lose weight, get healthier, get fitter, or build muscle? By having a known objective...
by Admin | Oct 26, 2021 | Anxiety Disorders, Healthy Mind, Top Tips
Do you dread going out in public, for fear you will have a panic attack? Having a plan for this – just in case it happens – can really help you feel prepared, and less full of dread. Ultimately, it’ll be much less likely to happen, given you’re visualising a positive...
by Admin | Oct 19, 2021 | Healthy Mind, Top Tips
Do you have toxic people present in your everyday life? If so, they could be negatively affecting your mood and detrimentally impacting your mental health – even more so than you might realise. When family and friends are involved, sometimes it can become more...