Most of us experience some level of emotional discomfort from time to time and many of us will suffer from a full blown psychological or mental health difficulty at some point in our lives if not recurring episodes yet these incidents still feel alien to us in a way that physical pain does not. Physical… Read More
We’ve been busy here at Mind Health Development, identifying how best we can use our corner of the Internet to offer our perspective on the world of mental health and psychological wellbeing. Traditionally our website has been a home for our corporate and occupational health work but we are now expanding. Whilst our colleagues and… Read More
By Dr Rick Norris, reprinted from The Big Issue. Last week I was walking past Westminster Cathedral and stopped to by a copy of the Big Issue from a friendly chap, Mark (not his real name) and we struck up a good conversation about some of his personal challenges which he was dealing with in… Read More
With 17 videos now posted on the website, a new Facebook page for Mind Health Development and hits here on the up we must be doing something right. But this is not a reason to rest on our laurels. But rather than be busy fools we want to continue to get it right. If you… Read More
Increasingly the world around us is asking for feedback and validation and when that feedback is about us or a project we have worked hard on it can be hard not to be affected by some of the comments. Sometimes the feedback is fair but still hard to swallow and sometimes the feedback can be… Read More
Some of you will be aware that I have a condition known as haemochromotosis. It’s a condition which requires fortnightly blood letting else my iron levels get so high I develop super powers. With the blood letting I’m as normal as everyone else. But it’s a pain. A real pain. Every second Monday I have… Read More
Imagine if you will, a by gone age. An age of wild bears and packs of wolves roaming freely across the tundra. Add a mammoth meandering along the horizon and a small number of wary, two legged creatures called homo sapiens and you have the picture. These two legged creatures or us, have evolved to… Read More
Anxiety is not just one disorder but rather a whole range of conditions. Some of these include: Generalized Anxiety Disorder Specific Phobias Obsessive – Compulsive Disorder Social Phobia Albeit each one is different there are common threads that run through them all. These are: Worry Avoidance Reassurance Seeking Safety Behaviours Fear We all know what… Read More
Stress is characterized by a collection of symptoms that tend to affect the whole person. It is true to say that we all live with a level of stress that we deal with easily but too much and the problems begin. But when is ‘too much’? The answer to this question is, of course, different… Read More
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