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With the coronavirus pandemic dragging on for more than five months, there could be long-term mental health effects. A pandemic is stressful so there is a greater risk of anxiety, higher stress loads and worry. Just worrying about the effects of COVID-19 on the world and whether it will be life threatening is only the […]

Do you ever feel like you are a fraud when someone praises your achievements or for a new great idea? Even though you are a smart, highly skilled professional do you often feel like you do not deserve any praise? Do you feel as if you do not belong or are not entitled to feel

Have you long dreamt of retiring? Are you looking forward to a world where you are no longer obliged to work? Where every day is yours to do with as you please. But now retirement is real, it is not what you thought it would be. Freedom from every day work obligations may not live

While everyone says breastfeeding is good for a baby, it is not good for all new mothers. Breastfeeding can lead to anxiety and depression when the mother struggles. Many new mothers struggle with breastfeeding for a variety of reasons. There can be physical complications so some mothers cannot breastfeed. Others choose not to for many

When you feel anxious for no reason, it can feel like anxiety is ruining your life. Anxiety is a mental health issue that causes fear, tension, worry and panic attacks for some, and chest pain in extreme cases. You are not alone if you have an anxiety disorder. Feeling anxious is common. A mental health

Telling people you are struggling with depression can be difficult. Why? Often you just do not want to talk about feeling depressed or do not want to bother people with your problems. You may fear people will see you differently if you tell them you have a mental illness. There are still so many misconceptions

A shift in eating more takeaway, processed snacks and energy foods high in sugar and unhealthy fats can take a toll on your physical and mental health. The old adage, “You are what you eat” could never be truer. What you eat feeds your brain but it needs good quality fuel to work at top

Feeling rejected hurts. There are no two ways about it. You pluck up the courage to put yourself out there or become involved in a relationship only to receive rejection. It does not matter whether it is a job opportunity, a friendship or someone you have loving feelings for. When this happens, it can be

There can be a fine line between laziness and depression. To an outsider, someone with depression can appear lazy. But nothing can be further from the truth. Laziness and depression have no relation with each other. Someone struggling with depression is not lazy. Everyone has lazy days where they feel like doing absolutely nothing. And

We all have days where we feel down in the dumps. Some days it can be difficult to face the constant challenges. Any negative thing can make it hard to achieve anything. People criticise you for the smallest things and sometimes this will bring you down. When this happens it can be tough to not