Helping someone with depression can be a challenge. If someone in your life has depression, you may feel helpless and wonder what to do....

Roman philosopher Cicero once commented that “it is exercise alone that supports the spirits and keeps the mind in vigour”. It seems that...

The sentences parents deliver to their children often have more of an impact than they realise. But choosing a good sentence to say,...

Teenagers think differently to adults – they are more likely to take risks, be sleepy, misread emotions, give in to peer-pressure and...

For many student’s revisions time can be very stressful. But new and interesting research suggests that a) some stress is actually a good...

How to love yourself and build self-confidence Let’s try to find out why low self-esteem is formed and how to learn to treat yourself...

Depression "," stress "," frustration "- these words have become firmly established in our lexicon, but do we understand their true...

If you still think an upsetting thought is fair and accurate, consider ways to cope or other possible outcomes. Here are some useful...

How we feel, the thoughts we have, and how we act are all connected. Distressing feelings, negative thoughts and unhelpful behaviours can...

We often spend time fighting against our worries or telling ourselves to stop worrying. This is unhelpful. It can cause us to feel worse,...

Worrying is thinking about problems that may happen in the future. It’s something everybody does. You can spot worrying by its “what if”...

This blog focuses on the principles of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT). CBT offers skills and practical strategies that can help you...

There are many forms of anxiety that are categorised into different types according to the basis of the fear associated with the feelings...