17th February 2021
Written by Olivia Fretwell In our last blog post, we discussed Functional Neurological Disorder (FND). This is defined by the NHS (2018) as a disorder of “medically unexplained symptoms”. Symptoms may be for example sensory loss, tremors, paralysis or even non-epileptic attacks/seizures. These are caused by the malfunctioning of the nervous system; the nervous system More…
7th February 2020
It really is true what they say, ‘you don’t know what you have until it is gone’. Why do we have a tendency to preoccupy ourselves with thoughts and ideas of all that we don’t have and all that we might be missing out on? We spend out lives waiting for something better or regretting More…
3rd January 2020
By Oscar Johnson There’s an irony to writing a blog on the importance of sleep as I sit at the desk after a late night feeling pretty knackered. We’ve all been there. One too many late nights in a row and you start to realise you can’t focus, you get more irritable than usual and More…
20th November 2019
By Khudayja Datoo If you observed children and adults wearing odd socks last week, it may have been more than an expression of a distinctive sense of style. Monday 11th November to Friday 15th November 2019 marked Anti-Bullying Week, with an Odd Socks Day – a fun and free way to raise awareness about bullying, More…
3rd October 2019
By Lily and Jasmine This month OCD UK are running the campaign #OCDtober! This aims to raise awareness surrounding Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), a common mental health condition by which the individual suffers with obsessive thoughts and intense compulsive behaviours. Although most likely to develop during early adulthood, it can affect anyone of any age More…
1st September 2019
By Jasmine Hine Although fatigue is typically associated with feelings of tiredness and a lack of energy, it is defined as a subjective feeling that can include a prolonged lack of motivation and ability to complete normal daily tasks with usual enthusiasm. Fatigue can present itself mentally, physically or as a combination of both: What More…