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The Hidden Dangers of Staying Informed: Part 2 – How Doomscrolling Affects Our Well-Being and How to Break the Cycle

Posted by Richard Maddicks

2nd December 2024

by Molly Myers, Assistant Psychologist In Part 1, we discussed what doomscrolling is and the psychological factors that make it so hard to stop. In Part 2 of The Hidden Dangers of Staying Informed, we’ll delve into how doomscrolling affects our well-being and share practical strategies to help you break the cycle of endless scrolling. More…

This week is Mental Health Awareness Week 2020!

Posted by Lexi

20th May 2020

Hosted by the Mental Health Foundation, Mental Health Awareness Week 2020 will be running from the 18th to the 24th May. The theme this year is ‘kindness’, and with the world turned upside down due to the current COVID-19 pandemic this couldn’t be more fitting. More now than ever we need to express kindness to others More…

Guilt in OCD

Posted by Lily Hopkins

25th October 2019

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, a condition characterised by obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviours, is often accompanied by the terrorising trio of guilt, shame and disgust. Taboo thoughts and feelings can lead suffers to experience guilt as the content of their obsessions become directly opposed to their morals or beliefs. For example, a religious person who experiences More…

OCD – hope in treatment.

Posted by Lily Hopkins

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…