What can I do and where can I find help?
Whether you are looking for help and support for yourself, a colleague, or a loved one, there are many options available. Bullying is never acceptable. Making sure that the person affected knows this, and knows that there is support out there is key.
Speak out
If you are worried about someone and have noticed their behaviour changing, try speaking to them. If possible, try to broach the subject when you are both calm, in a relaxed and...
We live in a consumerist society and constantly have to make decisions around budgeting and where to best direct our money. Coming up to Christmas can be an especially stressful time where many can feel obliged to take part in exchanging gifts with friends or co-workers as well as family members. Those of us that are also parents have the additional pressure of having to negotiate the demands of children that are often whipped into a frenzy by ever-increasing adverts for new and expensive...
With just six weeks until “the most wonderful time of the year”, the subject of Christmas is increasingly prevalent in the therapy room. There are many factors which can make many of us feel the pressure and aggravate any existing mental health issues such as anxiety or depression. Here are a few of the most common worries: Family and social gatherings As well the usual work Christmas ‘do’, there can be a lot of pressure to try and meet up with family and friends who...
Oh to feel chilled and not anxious, exhausted and overwhelmed. When the nights draw in and we turn our attention to the festive season feelings are mixed. We all wish for a relaxing end of the year when family and friends gather together and there is goodwill for all. The reality can be somewhat different. The end of the year marks a significant point in our lives. It's a reflective moment when we look back on the previous year and look forward to the year ahead. Many of us do a mental...
When people come into therapy to talk about relationship problems, they often feel that there must be something wrong with them. This is particularly the case when it is not the first time that they have had the problem they are encountering. It may feel like a pattern is repeating over and over, and this can be frustrating and upsetting. Whoever and however we are, we naturally, unconsciously repeat the patterns of our childhood relationship experiences through our life. That is, we do this...
At the weekend I was lucky enough to attend an amazing fundraising event full of music and food and fun!As I looked around I found myself being fascinated by the mix of people who were present and that was only in our small table. If this curiosity was expanded to the whole room it would have been easy to see people from a range of professions, ethnicity, culture and age.How on earth did this range and expanse of people come together then? The answer was in order to support a cause about which...
What is bullying?
Whilst bullying may most commonly be experienced by young people, with one in four children having been bullied a lot or always, according to research from the Anti-Bullying Alliance, there isn’t as much news coverage or emphasis on adult bullying.
Bullying can occur at any age, at any time in your life. Taking place at school, university, work, home, or anywhere you have an internet connection, bullying can have a huge impact on an individual's self-esteem,...
Why is one individual ready to admit that the rise in the earth's temperature is human-made, and another to believe someone else's claim that the whole thing 'is created by and for the Chinese'? Why would a person choose to believe that not just a few thousands, as the untouched photos initially showed, but millions of people had been attending the current US president's inauguration ceremony? And lastly, why would a man who calls refugees 'scum of the earth', giving birth to a little baby girl...
If I were to mention the words ‘domestic abuse’, the first thing that would likely come to mind for you would be violence. Whilst arguably all violence within a relationship may constitute domestic abuse, not all domestically abusive relationships contain violence. Actually, some people are not even aware they are in an abusive relationship immediately, whilst others may never become aware for the duration of the relationship. Recently I was speaking with somebody about...
What is behind our feelings? We live in the life we are currently in; the relationships, the work, our health and then, importantly, ourselves. As you read this and think about this, it may sound like such an obvious statement. However, as this is considered more deeply, something interesting may appear to unfold. Take this following situation. There is a a slightly older man and a younger woman standing at the bus stop. You can’t help accidentally hearing and observing these two people...
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