Little did 'Lucy' know, four years ago, that she suffered from a little-researched personality disorder, listed in the DSM Guide as 'agoraphobia with…

The launch of Mental Health Awareness Week, which this year is “Mindfulness” themed, coincides with the latest statement from doctors in the UK stati…

Most of us know what it feels like to be hugged and held when we’re feeling down, anxious or distressed. And remember reaching out to someone we love…

Anxiety. If you were to pick up a dictionary you would find it defined as a feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease - typically about an imminent ev…

Anxiety, depression, irritability, fatigue, difficulty sleeping including insomnia or early waking, body pains, cramps, facial tics, nervousness, hea…

Anxious about your life? Your job, family or social life?  I guess it has been building inside for a while - months rather than weeks or days perhaps…

The adrenal system is a part of the body which produces many hormones, including the stress hormone "cortisol". The release of cortisol into our bodi…

Mindfulness is a solution to a stressful, fast-paced lifestyle. A way of being present and paying attention to yourself in the here-and-now. Creating…

What is anxiety? Anxiety is a term used to describe a broad range of reactions to excessive fears and worries, such as panic attacks, phobias, obses…

Society tells us to always put our best foot forward. We are taught to distance ourselves from the negative aspects of ourselves and there are attrib…

Anxiety and depression are the human response to excessive levels of stress. Stress can be triggered by fear, pain or intense emotional states that o…

Statistics can be terrifying. The news from Cancer Research UK that the proportion of those expected to develop cancer at some point in their lives h…