When facing imminent danger, our instincts take over. We can’t control these feelings, but we can learn from them As humans, we have evolved a “fight or flight” response to potential dangers. It’s what helped our hominid ancestors decide whether to do battle with predators, or flee quick-sharp…
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Celebrity Dog Visits Alzheimer's Patients
September is World Alzheimer’s Month, an international campaign that aims to raise awareness and tackle the stigma that surrounds dementia Dementia is a truly global issue. An estimated 46.8 million people are effected worldwide, and yet international research into treatment and prevention is severely underfunded. What is Alzheimer's?…
Can Infertility Counselling Help My Anxiety?
Understanding the benefits of professional help Discovering you’re unable to conceive a child without medical intervention can be extremely distressing. Fraught with uncertainty, anxiety is common, but also guilt, shame, jealousy and resentment. Research shows that most people handle the stresses of fertility treatment without counselling. However, it could…
I Was Convinced That Taking My Own Life Would Make My Family’s Life Better
Jake Mills suffered depression alone, and in silence. Through talking and sharing, he gained the strength – and the vision – to help tens of thousands of people in the same situation Jake Mills I didn’t think I would ever be someone who talked about being depressed. I certainly didn’t…
What is Misophonia?
A brief overview of the overwhelming sensory condition Misophonia is a debilitating medical condition where sufferers develop an extreme sensitivity to everyday noises, usually eating and breathing sounds. Misophonia is often triggered in childhood, typically after an emotionally significant incident. The “trigger” is often a family member and the afflicted…
Getting Hitched Could Help Your Mental Health
New study finds positive health effects of marriage. Unsurprisingly, other studies beg to differ Researchers from Aston Medical School, Birmingham, and the University of East Anglia found having a loving partner can encourage you to take better care of yourself. A study of more than 900,000 adults in the…
The Happiful Mental Health Survey: Premier League Football
As part of our football feature, we contacted every club in the Premier League and asked three questions: • What does your club do to support the mental health of your players? • What community-based mental health initiative do you have? • What more can be done to support mental health in football?…
I Went from Being Housebound in a Wheelchair to Walking Hollywood’s Red Carpet
Voice actor Anna Parker-Naples experienced symphysis pubis dysfunction while pregnant with her third child. But meeting with a hypnotherapist led her down a wonderful new path in her life Anna Parker-Naples Only nine weeks into my pregnancy, I found myself in horrendous levels of pain in my pelvic area. Within…
12 Steps To Guilt-Free Happiness
Picture the scene. You turn on the TV and there’s a hard-hitting documentary about war, or a news story about a recent disaster. Your mind starts to wander. You think back to the frivolities of your day: shopping in town, meeting friends for coffee, sharing jokes on social media.…