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9 Ways To Support Someone With a Mental Health Diagnosis

WEBDo you know someone with a mental health diagnosis? Someone you care about? Someone you love? Do you know someone who is extremely distressed? Anxious? Depressed? Struggling with something similar? It can be so hard to know how best to help. You can be so desperate to do the right thing but never

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Where Does Anger Come From

WEBHow is anger useful? All emotions have a purpose. They provide us with the physical energy and drive we need in order to avoid the things in life that could endanger us and to turn towards the activities and items that could help us thrive - If you have been following my blog for a while, you already know this but if you haven’t read my blog on …

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What Are Emotions

WEB1. Reconnect with your body by practising a body scan. At multiple points throughout the day, close your eyes and scan your body, moving from toes to top of your head, simply noticing what physical sensations are …

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(Un)Stuck: 5 Steps to Break Bad Habits and Get Out of Your Own …

WEBBreak bad habits and cultivate better ones. Hack the heuristics that are holding you back. Stop self-sabotaging. Recognise the unconscious games you play. Understand the long-lasting legacy of intergenerational beliefs. (Un)Stuck is the must-have guide for becoming the YOU you want to be. Named “the guru of insta-therapy” by The Times and

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6 ways to switch off the fight or flight response, stop anxiety and

WEB1. Exercise. This is a high priority for managing stress, anxiety, anger, panic and many other forms of emotional distress. The fight-or-flight response is meant to be followed by a burst of activity. That’s the whole point. It preps you to fight or run for your life so it expects you to do just that.

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A Letter To Anyone With a New Mental Health Diagnosis

WEBI respect your privacy and I never pass on your details to third parties. Getting a new diagnosis can be scary. If you have been given a mental health diagnosis, this letter is for you. You are not your diagnosis. You have not changed. You deserve love and support. Dr Soph.

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The Anxiety Equation — Dr Soph

WEBThe equation is as follows: Anxiety = Estimation of danger/Estimation of coping skills. Simply put, anxiety occurs when either the danger of the situation outweighs the number of appropriate coping skills you have OR (and this is thought to be more likely) anxiety occurs when there is an overestimation of the danger of a situation and an

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Dr Soph's Therapy Blog — Dr Soph

WEBGiven our recent discussions on cultivating healthy habits, I decided to create a brief questionnaire for you. This blog will help you: Figure out if you are inadvertently blocking your habit-building progress.

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What are intrusive thoughts

WEBIntrusive thoughts are the kind of thoughts that pop up, make you feel worried, guilty and/or ashamed. They usually stick around for a lot longer than you hope, leading to increased distress and fear. The thoughts are usually about something 'terrible' happening to yourself or to others. Or link to you doing something 'terrible' to yourself or

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The First Step to Getting Motivated

WEBListen to the sound of your breath as it enters your nose and leaves your nose. Feel your breath, notice the sensations of the inhale and the sensations of the exhale. Take 5 slow and deep inhales and exhales. The visualisation: Imagine a day 5 years from now (you can do 1 year if you want, however, 5 gives us a sense of more freedom over …

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Are Boundaries Selfish

WEBBoundaries are a hot topic. Over the last few years, society’s understanding of the need for boundaries has expanded hugely. Books are being written on them by the dozen, and if you follow mental health professionals you will never get through a morning of scrolling through your Instagram feed without seeing at least one post dedicated to the …

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I FEEL LIKE A FAILURE! What happens when we define ourselves by …

WEBWe are a society obsessed with productivity, status and job roles. For many of us, work is a core part of who we think we are. We define ourselves through our title -“I’m a psychologist”, “a chef”, “a librarian”, “a CEO”. We define others in the same way.

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5 Reasons Why Your Breathing Exercises Are Not Working (and

WEBReason 3. When you practiced the breathing exercise your symptoms of stress and anxiety increased so you, understandably, stopped. I know, I know. It’s not just life getting in the way that stops the practice. There is …

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How Are Your Boundaries

WEB1. You really hate to let others down. This means that you often go along with other peoples plans and often say yes to things you wouldn't usually choose to do, and possibly don't want to do. 2. You feel responsible for how others feel. You worry whether they are having a good time and are feeling good.

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2 Steps To Problem Solving When Stressed, Anxious Or Other

WEBIf the answer is YES: Decide to try the concrete problem-solving strategy below. Remember, when you are in fight-or-flight mode problem solving is hard so you may have to pair this with a self-soothing strategy to make sure you are calm enough to problem solve. Step 2. Do this concrete problem-solving strategy. Write down the problem.

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The very real pain of breakups. Why they hurt so much and

WEBFirstly by understanding the process and secondly by taking action. The process: The 7 stages you may go through following a break up (or following any loss)…. Stage 1: Shock - The break up has just happened. You know it has happened but you can’t quite connect with it. it doesn’t feel real yet.

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Am I Allowed To Be Angry With My Partner Who Is Depressed

WEBThis one is perhaps more taboo and people often feel selfish for saying they feel this. However, this kind of anger is usually linked to grief, the grief of the loss of a hoped-for and expected future, and the grief of the loss of the happiness of the person they love. 3) Anger arises because we feel helpless.

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