3 Things This is a simple and practical exercise to remind yourself of your greatness. Loving and accepting yourself is crucial to good mental health and well-being. So, take some paper. And write: 3 nice things that someone said about you. 3 nice things…
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DEPRESSION // 7 ways to deal with depression.
I don’t know about you, but when something is wrong with me or with those I love, I want answers. I’m not one for burying my head in the sand. I want a logical explanation for what’s going on and…
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DEPRESSION, CHRONIC ILLNESS // You are strong
‘You are strong!’ I can’t tell you how many times my loved ones have told me this over the years. Time and time again. I rarely believed it. I felt nothing like a strong person. I felt weak and…
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RESOLUTIONS // A new year
This time of year is intrinsically associated with a fresh start. It is a time where many of us look to make changes to our lifestyle choices, our self care, our negative habits, basically ourselves. What worries me about this…
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Dealing with bad days
With all this good advice and all the techniques and medications out there to help you feel good, how come we still have bad days? The truth is everyone has bad days. Some worse than others. Some have bad weeks,…
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Techniques – Just be
When your world is consumed by anxiety and depression, you have an overwhelming need to find the solution. It’s like looking for the golden ticket, the ticket to freedom. You try every which way to think yourself out of the…
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Techniques- Let’s pretend
Let’s play let’s pretend. Do you remember that as a child. Pretending to be someone else, usually a grown up or a doctor or teacher. It was a game that offered hours of fun pretending to be someone else. Playing…
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Depression – Gauge symptoms
This may seem an unusual one. But, during my darkest days my mum encouraged me to gauge each day and sometimes each moment on a scale of 1-10. I can assure you that at first I was a 10!…
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Depression/Anxiety -Time Travel
If you are depressed it is likely you are living in the past. If you are anxious, it is likely you are living too much in the future. Try to live in the present. In real terms, all we…