Is social media causing mental health problems?
Is social media responsible for causing mental health problems?
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Boost your levels of serotonin and avoid energy zappers
There are many types of people but for relational purposes there are two main types which might be termed as either ‘energy zappers’ or ‘energy enhancers’. Energy zappers are people who don’t listen when in conversation. The exchange is usually one way. They will drone on about their own viewpoint, their own opinions or their own
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Counselling and psychotherapy for sleep problems
So much of counselling and psychotherapy deals with thoughts, feelings and reasons for states of being from an internal perspective. However, the physical health of our brain is so important too. We know from neurogenesis (the process by which new neurons are formed in the brain) that a holy trinity of a balanced diet, physical exercise
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So, what is the neurobiologal basis for understanding OCD?
The October edition of #Happiful magazine is in shops now. Pick up your copy in Waitrose, Tesco, Morrisons or Asda priced at £4. Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is a common mental health condition and can involve an individual engaging in obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviours. Knowledge of what is happening in the brain can help sufferers to better
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Why some therapists can be difficult clients
I have been reading the excellent new book from Stacey Millichamp entitled Transpersonal Dynamics; the Relational Field, Depth Work and the Unconscious and I have resonated with a lot of the material presented. A sign of a good therapy book, for me, is the rate and quality of these resonances to my own journey both at a personal
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How mental health services can be improved for young people
It has been reported that children in England will be seen by NHS mental health services within four weeks, as part of a Government pilot. The consultation on the preliminary paper will run for around 12 weeks and will see additional funding for mental health services (even though the increase in overall NHS spending is
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Avoid the trap of narcissistic co-narcissistic relationships in supervision
Supervision is a term that often causes much debate within counselling and psychotherapy circles. It was once considered to be something you ‘got landed with’ by virtue of being the most experienced practitioner within an organisation. Implicit in this view was that therapy should be conducted in a right way and, therefore, not in a wrong
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Are fidget spinners a useful learning tool?
Have you heard of fidget spinners? If not, you might be surprised to hear then that they top the lists of the best-selling toys on Amazon UK. They are the latest craze amongst school children and are being hailed as a learning tool to help kids suffering from inattentive states of mind. Today I was
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Chemsex partygoers and improving access to psychological services
I often wonder how the whole field of counselling and psychotherapy could help to better address the needs of those who are essentially most in need of psychological support. Men, for instance, who suffer from depression often present as angry individuals but the anger is often hiding the pain of depression. Depression in men is
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The drama triangle and asking for your needs
I believe that transformation in psychotherapy is when insight is achieved into one’s historical ways of operating in the world, that are not serving well, and personal qualities are harnessed to bring about change and a different way of behaving with other individuals. Therapists from different modalities will often seek to accuntuate the theoretical differences
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