By Alex Taylor, Content Team Contributor Relationships are often portrayed as sources of comfort, happiness and emotional security. While healthy connections can have a positive impact on our mental wellbeing, relationships can also be complex and, at times, emotionally challenging. In a society that places a great deal of emphasis on romantic relationships, it’s important […]
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By Emily Pearce, Content Team Contributor The Centre for Mental Health’s comprehensive 2025 report suggested that since 2016-2017, mental wellbeing in the UK has been gradually dwindling. They reported that one in five adults suffer from a mental health disorder in some form and that generalised anxiety is becoming more of a daily occurrence in
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By Esme Presland, Content Team Contributor Sleep and anxiety go hand in hand, usually more than we realise. If anxious thoughts have ever kept you up at night and left you even more anxious the following day, you’re definitely not alone. We all know sleep is crucial to our wellbeing, but how so? A good
By Amy Moore, Content Team contributor Christmas – the most wonderful time of the year! Well, that’s what the songs tend to say, and the films, and every advert on television. Every single year, the expectations for Christmas seem to get higher and higher; more food, more drink, more presents. As I have grown older,
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by Halima Begum, Content Team academic Anxiety normally begins during adolescence (National Library of Medicine, 2024), with more and more teenagers either being diagnosed with anxiety or experiencing anxiety-like symptoms. My first experience with anxiety was when I was 11 years old. I was starting secondary school – a daunting time for any child that age. What
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By Troy Banyan, Content Team Contributor Let me start by telling you about my late mother who suffered from chronic anxiety for as long as I could remember, but my introduction to her state of mind was when I was 16. It was in the sweltering summer of 1976 during the school holidays. I’d taken
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Halima Begum, Content Team Academic Anxiety, much like any other disorder, is that it has always existed. The only difference now is that people are more accepting and tolerant of it. Historically, it was just known as “stress” or “tensions” and there were few treatments available. What few treatment options there were are now considered
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By Mohammed Hassan, Content Team Academic In a world where we can easily access endless information, health concerns that once were reassured by doctors and properly diagnosed have now spiralled into a constant worry and obsession. This is known as health anxiety, a condition that can significantly impact individuals’ well-being and daily functioning. Often known
By Sam Archibald, Content Team academic. According to the World Health Organization (2017), anxiety disorders are one of the leading causes of disability, with many individuals experiencing symptoms such as excessive worry, physical tension, and difficulty concentrating. In the workplace, these symptoms can affect an individual’s ability to perform effectively as well as impacting job
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Joe Campbell, Content Team academic Since the inception of social media, such as YouTube and Instagram, it has become increasingly easier to access quality information on how to exercise and train. This is the positive side of social media and allows people who are new to exercising to learn proper form. The negative side however
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