Anxiety is a normal and everyday experience and yet it is almost universally viewed as problematic. The majority of people who go to see their doctor…

CBT techniques and their role in worry management (Part 1) Many of us will have used worry as a technique to solve problems. It is a natural respons…

We learnt recently of international cricketer Jonathan Trott sadly withdrawing from the national game due to a recurrence of a stress related problem…

Anyone with anxiety will know that setbacks and attacks can come from seemingly nothing. A thought will enter your head and you can become fixated on…

If you are currently suffering from anxiety, it can help to be mindful of the basic facts on the condition and be aware of what it entails. The follo…

As spring arrives and we see blossom on the trees, longer days and hopefully more sunshine after a very wet winter, most of us cannot help but feel m…

Sorry to mislead you, but the honest truth is - you can’t. You cannot ‘deal’ with anyone other than yourself. The more you try and deal with them th…

Improving Individual Resilience Life is stressful. It is impossible to eliminate pressure, but stress occurs when the demands upon us outstrip our c…

I use the words 'therapy' and 'counselling' in this article as if they are roughly the same thing. The shorthand explanation for what can be differen…

I read an article recently that said that worrying was like a rocking chair, it gives you something to do, but achieves nothing! At a recent network…

Anxiety is such a debilitating experience - you can feel overwhelmed and consumed by it, and it as though you are always going to feel this way. Anxi…

In this article I'll abbreviate Social Anxiety, which is also known as Social Phobia, to SA. Some people struggle with stress and anxiety for many y…