As an analytical psychotherapist, I encounter quite a few people who struggle with panic attacks. What becomes clear pretty quickly is that some of t…

Through experience of working in a substance misuse agency it has become clear that a vast majority of individuals in the midst of addiction have und…

If you are suffering with generalised anxiety disorder (GAD), it can feel overwhelming because you can’t focus on one issue or aspect and say that is…

Social anxiety can manifest itself in a number of ways, but all of these will have a common theme; they involve other people. If you had this whole p…

Many people ask whether DBT can be used to treat psychological problems such as anxiety, panic, depression or bipolar disorder, to name a few. In thi…

Grounding techniques Practising regular grounding exercises can help you feel more secure, stable and connected to yourself, especially after a perio…

People often think of stress and anxiety as being interchangeable, and whilst there are similarities, there are also distinct differences and some di…

Without “hope” it can be very difficult to “kick-start” yourself on a day when you wake up feeling miserable and hopeless. Yet it seems these days ar…

Some people suffer with an ongoing sense of worry about many different things and this may affect their ability to undertake everyday activities, the…

There are many reasons why some of us put on weight more easily than others. If you are reading this because you are miserable about your own weight…

The dictionary describes procrastination as “the action of delaying or postponing something”. Often procrastination is the cause of fear; there coul…

They say that knowing your enemy is the key to defeating it. What can we say about anxiety, and how do we use that to our advantage to win through?…