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Teenage Suicide – Time For Social Media To Act
There have been a number of desperately sad stories in the news in recent months about children and teenagers killing themselves and questions are now being asked about how much blame can be given to social media for its part in the tragedies. The most recent one concerns a young girl of 14 who took…
Blind in the Mind
After more than 25 years of practice as a therapist, it was a surprise to be presented with a condition that I had not only not encountered before, but had not even heard of! It transpires that Aphantasia, although first observed in 1880 by Francis Galton, was only officially identified and named in 2015, by…
Make Or Break Time For Resolutions
New Year is the traditional time for taking stock of our lives. It’s the time for deciding on where we are looking to go with our lives over the next 12 months. We may have some big decisions to be considered – and perhaps taken – or we may be looking at others which are seemingly…
The pain of childbirth and PTSD as a possible after-birth
An interesting news feature dealing with the issue of post-natal post-traumatic stress disorder recently caught my attention. I am not at all surprised by its prevalence. It is important to understand that PTSD does not have to involve experiences of violence, war or car accidents. It can occur following any event that a person…
Infatuation, Romantic Love and the Pursuit of Personal Happiness.
Anyone who’s ever been in love will easily remember the wave of powerful emotion that rushes towards us in the first few months. Countless unrealised needs and fantasies rise to find fulfilment through the heart of the beloved and we imagine everything we long for can be found in them. Is it any wonder that…
Art Therapy – A Creative Approach To Change
Art therapy is a healthcare profession that uses artistic creation as a tool to facilitate the expression and resolution of emotions and emotional or psychological conflicts. Art therapy is practised in individual sessions or in small groups under the guidance of an art therapist. Sometimes it is difficult to find the words to describe your emotions or how…
Cannabis – Is It Wacky To Legalise It?
Psychiatrists are to reconsider their opposition to the legalisation of cannabis. The Royal College of Psychiatrists has decided on the move following the government’s decision to allow the use of cannabis for medicine purposes and on prescription. Up until now, the college has opposed its legalisation and the College’s advice has been at the forefront…
The Power of Hypnotherapy
To keep this blog simple, I need to explain how our minds work. Our minds drive our behaviour. You may have heard of the conscious, subconscious and the unconscious minds. Your conscious mind is reading this article right now. It is capable of handling between five and seven bits of information at any one time. …
