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
We all have our own ideas of what is causing the stress problems in the UK workforce, but every now and again it helps to be little more objective. Two separate sources of information have provided us with an interesting list of possible precipitators to a build up of stress causing ill-health and time off… Read More
By Catherine Thompson Feeling vindicated I rang one of my best bosses ever, Noel Shanahan. I wanted to share the results of my recent personality assessment. Finally, I had an explanation for my high maintenance temperament: I am highly neurotic. Noel paused, then quipped “Catherine I could have told you that 15 years ago and… Read More
It’s not easy to be cheery when your car has just broken down on a freezing cold December day. But it is precisely these times, the days when a little rain falls in your life, that we have to be at our best. When we face the trials that can blight anyone of us, we… Read More
Giving up activities that we enjoy is stepping a little closer to low mood and is one of the markers of depression. Never a good idea. But so many of us are very willing to put others before ourselves, feeling that this selflessness is necessary. And the truth is that giving to others can contribute… Read More
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