depression and anxiety
How to cope with postnatal depression
Being depressed is not easy, it is distressing and you may have mixed feelings. It must be remembered that it is an illness and that it is in no way, shape or form your fault that you are suffering it. You are not hopeless and weak and 1 in 6 mothers are in the same boat a...read more
How to cope with suicidal thoughts and feelings
The ultimate tragedy of mood disorders is suicide. Suicide is a double disaster. Not only does it prematurely end a life, it wreaks havoc on the lives of those left behind. Devastated survivors can be traumatized by feelings of grief, guilt, anger, resentment, and confusion....read more
How to help someone with depression
Eight ways you can help someone with depression Remember that they cannot help being affected by depression. Encourage them to talk and listen to what they are saying. Let them know that you care about them. Stay in contact with them. Send...read more
How to help yourself when you're depressed?
There are some things you can try which have been shown to help lift a depressed mood. These involve changing your behaviour and challenging your negative thoughts. Changing behaviour People who are depressed often stop doing pleasurable activities...read more
Hypnosis as a treatment for insomnia
People differ in their need for sleep, and everyone has the occasional night of disturbed sleep. Almost a quarter of the population frequently experience sleeping difficulties, and it becomes more common with age, 29% of men and 37% of women are affected over the age of 65.<...read more
Hypnotherapy for weight control
Most people tried numerous diets or slimming programs with little in the way of lasting results. More and more people are realising that there may be another solution to help with weight loss. Hypnotherapy is proving an inva...read more
Hypnotherapy to treat sexual dysfunctions
Sexual Dysfunctions Hypnotherapy is a totally safe and non-invasive to treat cases of Sexual Dysfunction. It uses your own natural resources to identify the root cause of the problem and so initiate the healing process. Hypno therapy has proven to be an eff...read more
Hypnotherapy treatments
Hypnotherapy is a clean modern way to treat emotional, psychological or nervous conditions, those issues inside you, which give rise to problematic symptoms over which you have no conscious control over.Hypnotherapy uses the advanced relaxed state known as <...read more
Importance of nutrition in helping to ensure a heathy mind
Anxiety, stress and depression Anxiety, stress and depression can be caused by life events such as bereavement, relationship difficulties or problems at work or in school. In other cases they may occur and seem out of proportion to circumstances, and these probably have more of a ph...read more
Let the light come in
It is frequently argued that since many of us work in artificially lit buildings, we are seldom exposed to sufficient light. The human visual system adapts rapidly to changing intensities of illumination; consequently light encountered outdoors may not be perceived as orders...read more
Light as an anti-depressant
Some psychiatrists are now suggesting that light therapy may be effective in treating non-seasonal, classical depression (Beauchemin & Hays, 1997; Benedetti et al 2001; McEnany & Lee, 1997) and patients in long term care (Lyketsos et al 1999).Daniel ...read more
Manic depression aka bipolar disorder
What is bipolar disorder? Bipolardisorder, previously known as manic-depression, is a mood disorder characterized by exaggerated mood swings. Bipolar means two poles or extremes and if you have bipolar disorder you are likely to have extre...read more
Many people with addictions and eating disorders also suffer from depression
Depression is a psychological condition that changes how you think and feel, and also affects your social behaviour and sense of physical well-being. Depression can affect anyone. Once identified, most people diagnosed with depression are successfully treate...read more
Mental-emotional imbalances
This is a huge subject and I am not planning on covering everything here. I am going to give an outline of the role acupuncture can have in the treatment of mental & emotional imbalances.Within Chinese medicine, the different organs have different emotio...read more
Migraine and the aura
Some people have an aura stage. Many do not. The aura signs begin before the main migraine attack. This early warning is felt hours, or sometimes just a few moments, before an attack. Visual disturbance may start in one eye and may spread, perhaps affecti...read more
Panic attacks and depression - you shouldn’t have to suffer
Today depression and panic attacks a very common for millions of people around the world. On average, fourteen million Americans suffer from major panic attack and depression. Three million Americans suffer from panic disorder. It is very co...read more
Panic attacks in older children
Panic attacks are not 'all in the mind' and it would be a big mistake to write them off as such. They come on from nowhere and can involve one or more of the following symptoms: racing heartbeat, sweating, choking, a sense of disassociation, light-headedness, breathlessness ...read more
Panics-dealing with them
To effectively replace the panic habit with more normal ways of thinking, feeling, and reacting takes a little time. And a little determination.Even more importantly it takes a decision - that you will do it. Whatever it takes. There's no quick fix It also requires you to ...read more
Parenting a child with acne - signs of depression
If your child suffers from acne, he or she will need your help in more ways than one. Here’s what to do: Learn more about the condition – search for information on the internet or visit your local library. Your child will feel reassured and safer if he/sh...read more
Performance anxiety
This is the fear or phobia of being judged unfavourably on the basis of how you perform in an interview, examination, test, or public talk or presentation.Such situations are unfair - yet they are a necessary part of our society and have been for thousands of years.They are unfairread more
Personality changes in people with alzheimer's disease
Personality changes occur in all people with Alzheimer's disease. The most common personality change is apathy, which is defined as a lack of interest and motivation. The person will not be interested in events and will prefer to isolate himself from social contact. This may...read more
Phobias of wasps, bees and flying insects
It's hilarious isn't it! The man or woman in the beach or in the park rushing about and flailing the air wildly as they try to avoid the wasp. Yes, maybe.... But it's not very funny not if you are that person.This caricature image is the bread and butter of some comedy scrip...read more
Possible causes for depression
“Food is the most important influence in determining the organisation of the brain and the behaviour that the brain organisation dictates” J.Z. Young Possible causes PSYCHOLOGICAL Loss of loved ones Lack of intimacy Victim of ...read more
Possible treatments for depression
Treatment for depression can involve a variety of different approaches, and often people find that a combination of these work best. For more information about self-help options such as attending a self-help group, making changes to your diet or relaxation techniques please ...read more
Post natal depression, even men suffer from it!
How many times do we see a mother with a baby on the bus or walking by with a pram and say, “What a lovely baby! Enjoy this time as it goes so quickly and is so precious. I wish I could go back to this time”? Society expects mothers, and fathers, to be happy, to ...read more
