Category: Mental Health

Whether you have experienced panic attacks in the past, or whether this is something new, it is absolutely normal to have such a reaction to a difficult situation such as the Coronavirus. With news updates from around the globe every … Read more

The past couple of days we have seen many changes in our usual routines; a number of companies and organisations have instructed their employees to work from home, it has been recommended to stay at home especially if you have … Read more

It is normal to experience fear in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic. Anxiety can be a healthy emotion that can be useful and protect us from danger. The aim of anxiety is to alert us of potential threats and … Read more

Everyone seems to be talking about the same thing right now, the pandemic of COVID -19. It is understandable that with all the media coverage this is getting, people are on high alert. Some of our loved ones might be … Read more

Have you ever felt so hassled and so anxious to keep up that you start going through life in automatic mode? Those moments where you feel so disconnected from yourself and what goes on around you, where at some point, … Read more

Speaking about a sexual assault is not an easy task to do. The literature suggests that when a disclosure of a sexual assault was met with; criticism, judgement, silence, deflection or minimisation. The individual who experienced the assault will then … Read more

The term ‘alone’ and ‘lonely’ tend be confused quite often however, they do not mean the same. Although a person can experience both at the same time, they are not dependant on each other. Thus, a person can be alone … Read more

I must admit, I’m the one who has to take a deep breath before looking at photos of climate disasters, who brings up the conversation about climate change at family lunches and who finds herself wondering what can be done … Read more

In the first part of the blog we discussed the effects that children may have when they are not given the opportunity to be loved properly. In children, the effects might be seen in their behaviour. We often say that … Read more

Mental health is a topic vastly covered in literature, blogs and a variety of other forms of media. As a theme, it interests many people as it seems that society in general has increasingly been trying to come to grips … Read more