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During recent months, I have been struck by the number of times I have heard different people say the words, "it could be worse," when discussing their anxieties, fears and...

As I have written in previous articles, lockdown was like a bolt out of the blue. One day things seemed OK - the next - shutdown. It was a blow to the system by anyone's...

When asked what they want to change when they come to counselling, many people say they just want to be happy. However, when asked how they would know they were happy, most of...

Anxiety is our natural response to fear. A long time ago, humans had to have a certain amount of anxiety to survive! Being faced with a rather large predator, we needed to feel...

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...

Feeling sad - a universal experience Sadness is a natural human emotion, and we will all experience it at different points. Life provides us with continual ups and downs, and our...

Pain is unavoidable. No matter how hard we try we really cannot escape death, illness and loss. Or even little things, rejection, things not going the way we want them to go,...

Crying is a uniquely human activity and an emotional one. Unlike the tears which continuously lubricate the eye or are a response to the presence of a foreign body, emotional...

Depression can be a massive leveller, as feeling down can severely impact an individual even when that person appears to have a great life, is happy in their work life, enjoys...

True strength is just like the beautiful shapes and colours in a kaleidoscope: it comes in many forms, sizes and shades. There are examples of this all around us. The tiniest and...