No Panic is honoured to be teaming up with OCD-UK for OCD Awareness Week from the 10th – 16th October to not only help raise awareness but also share some great information and even do a bit of myth-busting !! Each and every one of us has a part to play in improving the lives […]
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What is agoraphobia? Agoraphobia is an anxiety disorder that is strongly correlated with panic disorder. The would agoraphobia comes from the Greek and basically means “fear of the market place” but the condition can be related to all sorts of situations and places and is a much more complex problem. To use the NHS definition,
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We all have self-esteem, whether it be low, high or just right (to quote Goldilocks). At the very centre of your self-esteem are your core beliefs, these are the basic assumptions you have of yourself and are usually developed in childhood. If you have high self-esteem they might be “I am confident in making right
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Panic attacks are the most common subject that people come to us about here at the charity, which is why we teamed up with Dan from Mint Jelly Media to work on this project. By putting together a short video of people or have lived with anxiety we are hoping to help break down the stigma
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So Bellsie, I can see that you’re desperate to start. So what on earth is mindfulness? Mindfulness was defined by Jon Kabat-Zinn, an American doctor who first conceived the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) course as; “paying attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgmentally.” (Kabat-Zinn, 1994) What does that actually
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As the masks come off, social distancing seems like a distant memory and the headlines are no longer Covid based, some of us are left with anxiety or panic in the aftermath. Whether that may be obsessive-compulsive disorder, worried about being contaminated or causing others to catch the illness or people having panic attacks due
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Each and every one of us has a part to play in improving the lives of those experiencing mental health difficulties. We can all do our bit on helping to break the stigma that surrounds mental health by listening, talking and encouraging those in need to reach out and get the help they need. Most
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Nyctophobia or phobia of the dark quite often starts at a young age. To some extent this is normal as children quite often fear the unknown or things they cannot see. The fear might go on to become a phobia if thoughts become irrational, excessive, or impacts day-to-day living. In this case the first thing
I was very happy to see that the theme for Mental health awareness week this year is nature! I think this is an excellent theme and as someone who spends a lot of their free time in the great outdoors, I find it particularly relevant. Life, in general, can be full of stress with work,
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Mental Health Awareness week runs from the 10th to the 16th of May and this year’s theme is ‘nature’ and the benefits it can have on our mental health and general wellbeing. Being out of doors surrounded by nature can have a profound impact on our brains and the way we think as natural light
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