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…

One minute you are more or less happily bobbing along, living your life and the next, terrified and distraught. This is how some people describe anxi…

Anxiety makes you on edge, worried and unable to relax and be at ease. You feel a constant need for re-assurance that things are, will be or have bee…

Do you look at your smart phone first thing when you wake up? How many times do you feel jealous when you read what one of your friends is doing? Do…

Anxiety, excitement and anger are the feelings associated with the production of adrenaline, cortisol and other hormones that your body needs to help…