Seasonal affective disorder, or SAD, affects millions of people and is four times more likely to affect women than men. Presenting symptoms, either severe or mild, include;
low mood changes in appetite sleep disturbances a lack of motivation...
Latest articles on counselling and therapy
In everyday language, the term addiction is usually applied to the 'need' to repeatedly take a drink or drug due to the physical or mental withdrawal we experience without it. However, for many sufferers, this dependency is only the surface layer; a...
CBT, in my experience, is a very popular and well-known therapy due to the exposure it has gained in the media and through NHS commissioning. I regularly get asked over the phone by a client if I provide CBT, and it's not often that people know...
Tags:
Anxiety, Depression
Many women approaching their 40’s ad 50’s will be thinking about the menopause or the peri-menopause; particularly if they are beginning to see signs such as irregular periods. Some of the symptoms can be debilitating and can impact...
Why is it that thoughts affect us so deeply? Pleasant thoughts of holidays, celebrations, and achievements are welcomed, and it is hoped that they will last forever. We don’t judge or criticise happy thoughts. However, we do judge and...
In the US and Canada, counselling is seen as a normal thing for someone to do and is just like going to see a GP for a physical illness. In the UK however, we are not so comfortable with the idea of seeing a therapist. Though it is encouraging that...
Whilst men and women suffer from similar difficulties regarding their mental health, there is a difference in the way they address them. Women tend to be more open in discussing their feelings and emotions, whereas men have a tendency to keep it to...
Earlier this year, as part of the BBC's Mental Health and Me season, the actor David Harewood allowed us into his world as a young man living with manic depression. In his excellent programme, 'My psychosis and me', we heard a moving statistic -...
One of the things I’ve learned over the years, through my own therapy, therapy training, recovery from addiction and understanding the influence of my pathogenic family, is that every person we meet has some pain or confusion. It might...
Although depression is a form of mental ill-health that has been written about extensively and is a diagnosable category with common symptoms that can be check-listed, the lived experience of depression may vary enormously from one person to the...
Counselling Directory is not responsible for the articles published by members. The views expressed are those of the member who wrote the article.
