Reducing the stigma around mental health
By Patrick Bailey Learning to practice healthy coping techniques can prepare you to tackle any mental health challenge that comes your way. Stress and being overwhelmed can sometimes drain your physical and mental energy or cause you to respond in unhealthy ways. This is normal behavior if you are not Continue Reading
By Brenda Kimble The road leading up to your pulmonary fibrosis diagnosis feels like a rollercoaster. Now that you’re over one of the many hills, you have another to conquer: Sharing your diagnosis with your friends. However, spilling the beans to your friends shouldn’t be a split-second decision. It’s something Continue Reading
By Lauren Victoria The last few weeks have been quite tricky, and it seems that it still isn’t letting up. I thought once I’d physically healed, I would feel better. I thought that once I returned to work, I would feel better. That my mind would be occupied. All would Continue Reading
This knowledge has opened a part of me that I never knew existed. Can a negative event, that still causes negative beliefs, not have huge consequences on my life?
Without fear, we’d probably get into stupid situations that would kill us. But when does a fear cross the line and become irrational?
When people are depressed they rely on their fearful, depressing, and negative thoughts – a huge mistake. Your fearful thoughts are not based on reality.
My Jack Russell terrier, Maili, is fearless except in storms, friendly unless she detects passive aggression and loyal to all whom she trusts.
Challenge your fearful and obsessive thoughts. Visualise a red ‘STOP!’ sign. Try to think of something positive to replace the negative thought.
Children need emotional validation, because they are growing into a terrifying world and trying to establish how to feel about it.
He had the kite in the boot and he was going to go for one last ride. He explained that the next day everything was being repossessed.
The anxiety and fear caused can be debilitating. Truth be told, it really does affect my life, my friendships and my relationship.
In a scary or upsetting situation, gather the facts – don’t rely on exaggerated, fearful assumptions. By focusing on the facts, you can rely on reality.