If you have read Part I of this article, you are hopefully feeling reassured that you are not alone. Loneliness is extremely prevalent and felt across all age groups. A US study found that as many as 80% of young ...read more
Whether we are young, elderly, or somewhere in the middle, loneliness is a feeling that we can all relate to. But the way we experience it is very personal. It can be a fleeting feeling of distress, or a gnawing ...read more
‘Died by suicide’ is the term to use nowadays, ‘committed’ suicide implies that a crime has taken place – which has not been true since The Suicide Act of 1961 decriminalised the act of taking one’s own life. However, a ...read more
Do you consider yourself to be a good listener? Could you recognise when someone is in need? Samaritans is challenging people across Britain and Ireland to become better listeners during its annual Talk To Us campaign. Throughout July, the charity ...read more
If we’ve learnt anything from the last two years, it would likely be the fragility of our minds, and how major life changes or unexpected situations can sometimes send our mental wellbeing into a negative spiral. Suffering from mental health issues is ...read more
Feeling depressed is normal. Everyone goes through a bad patch from time to time, but these periods usually pass. However, if your despair drags on, you could be suffering with depression. So how do you know and what can you ...read more
As Clinical Lead of MindClinix and a highly regarded practitioner with Psychiatry-UK, Dr Adil Jawad brings more than two decades of experience to his role. Dr Jawad hails from India, where he completed his basic medical training. Under the system ...read more
January can be a tough time for even the most cheery individual, with many of us feeling the January blues. Today, Monday 17th January, is known as Blue Monday, the most depressing day of the year, due to the end of festivities, ...read more
The festive season is a time of relaxation and merriment and, for many, more than their fair share of alcohol. All the Christmas celebrations are a drinker’s paradise, from the free bar at the office party to the booze-frenzied ...read more
Christmas festivities are over, the weather is cold, damp and unfriendly, and the evenings are long and dark. 2022 looms, and you find yourself feeling anxious about what it might hold. Maybe you are even dreading the months that lie ...read more
Christmas can be a lonely and difficult time if you’re struggling with your mental health. It’s a time when the world is programmed to be joyful. But if you’re battling with clinical depression, shifting yourself into a happy mindset isn’t ...read more
If you ask someone about mental health medication, inevitably, they mention antidepressants! As a result, they seem to be at the core of psychiatric medicine. Everybody knows a few people on antidepressants - and everybody knows at least one person ...read more
1. Know that feeling anxious about coronavirus is OK and normal. Anxiety is a natural response to the unknown, so it's normal to feel unsettled since much about the virus is unknown even to experts. Anxiety is mother nature's way ...read more
This is not one of those Mental Health day posts that sings and dances about the wonderful service we provide. We do enough of that on #feedbackfriday*. We are a remote business. There is no commute to work, with flexible ...read more
‘Died by suicide’ is the term we tend to use nowadays. The old fashioned way, saying that someone ‘committed’ suicide, implies that a crime has taken place - which has not been true since The Suicide Act of 1961 ...read more
Mental illness is a sign of weakness. People with depression, anxiety, or other mental health conditions aren't "mentally weak." Mental strength is not the same as mental health. Someone who is blind or who has an ulcer could still be ...read more
There has been a bit of a kick back this week against the rather glib idea of Blue Monday, supposedly the most miserable day of the year - but actually a concept made up by a holiday company ...read more
Would you like to be one of the first people in the UK to receive a genetic analysis to determine which medication is best suited to YOU for your depression? FREE FOR THE FIRST 5 APPLICANTS We ...read more
