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
‘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
It's the season to be jolly - isn't it? Sadly, it's also the time of year that it is easiest to catch a nasty cold dose of clinical depression. When it actually happens, depression is all too real - and ...read more
It all looks so very glamorous ...and of course he doesn’t realise it - but he’s in huge danger….. …I’m not talking about the assassination skills of the SMERSH Agent about to attack 007, but about something that is ...read more
1. Feeling sad does not necessarily mean you have depression Sadness is such a normal emotion - and so very appropriate to many of the experiences that we all have. What would it be to never feel sad? We may ...read more
In their book Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies, the authors Collins and Porras coined the term Big Hairy Audacious Goal (2016). This describes a visionary medium term organisational goal which is compelling, stretches the workforce but is ...read more
There should be no sugaring of the pill. The fact is that dementia and depression go hand in hand - it is depressing to get dementia. However, though there have been occasional headlines suggesting that those who suffer from clinical ...read more
