By A Content Team Contributor I’ve recently had cause to seek counselling as a result of a significant bereavement in my life. The bereavement followed a long, drawn-out illness, the witnessing of which was hard, and took its toll on my mental health. The run-up to the funeral ended up being even more fraught than […]
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By Mohammed Adil Sethi, Content Team Academic Selective Mutism (SM) is an anxiety disorder; it is not a very frequent but a severe type of disorder in which a person can speak fluently but remains mute in some situations only (Muris & Ollendick 2021). However, if not treated correctly, SM can persist throughout childhood and
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By Conner Keys, Content Team Academic Social anxiety disorder (SAD) is a fairly common anxiety disorder that is characterised by feelings of intense anxiety and fear. The NHS describes it as ‘a long-term and overwhelming fear of social situations’ (NHS, 2023). Research has shown that SAD has a lifetime prevalence of 12.1% (Kessler, et al.,
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By Mohammed Adil Sethi, Content Team Academic Hoarding is a DSM-IV mental disorder where an individual has marked difficulty in discarding or abandoning owned possessions (Ferreira et al. 2020; Ricci et al. 2023). This informative piece will cover the differences between hoarding and collecting items, the prevalence of hoarding anxiety disorder, its consequences, diagnosis, associated
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By Craig Souter, Content Team Contributor At some point in life, most people have felt that things have been out of control, whether that was challenges at work, too many assignments in their studies, too many life events happening at once, or a big demand on their social time. However, there is one tactic which
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By Julitta Lee, Content Team Contributor Since I’ve been on a personal journey to manage my anxiety better, I have realised that how we view anxiety can dramatically change our experience of it. Whether these views come from within ourselves or others, they can become either obstacles, or stepping stones, in our mental health journey.
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By Conner Keys, Content Team Academic In 2023, there were 4.95 billion people using social media and social networking sites (SNS) in the world. In 2015, just 8 years prior, there were only 2.08 billion users (Brian, 2024). This signifies a 138.2% overall increase in that time frame. But what does this mean for us,
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By Mohammed Adil Sethi, Content Team Academic Introduction Definition of Anxiety and Phobias Anxiety is a form of mental health disorder that is commonly related to worry, nervousness, or fearfulness, that is intense enough to affect a person’s level of social functioning. Specific phobias are considered a kind of anxiety disorder, that is characterised by
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By Mohammed Adil Sethi, Content Team Academic. Introduction Millions of people throughout the United Kingdom suffer with social anxiety, something that is characterised by an overwhelming dread of social settings. It refers to a crippling fear of being scrutinised, or the feeling of being embarrassed, in front of other people, which then frequently results in avoidance
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Article by Conner Keys, Content Team Academic Despite anxiety being a common word heard in today’s language, there are still many misconceptions about the disorder itself. This article will highlight a few, in relation to General Anxiety Disorder, and help unpack them. Ready?… Let’s go! “Anyone that worries has anxiety”. It is quite frequent to
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