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…
1st January 2020
By Jessica Dodds A tradition of the New Year is setting new goals. While some of you will dismiss goal setting completely because “I’ll never actually stick to it anyway”; many others of you will attempt to set targets, but find yourself not taking it seriously, and consequently not achieve the goal. This then reinforces More…
17th December 2019
By Chelsea Hanna For many, Christmas is a time of fun, laughter and spending quality time with loved ones. However, it’s important to remember not everyone feels the same over the festive season. From the stress of all the family to those who have lost family, for many, Christmas can be an overwhelming time. This More…
3rd December 2019
Social Media and its effect on people’s mental health is a hot topic at the moment, with more and more research emerging suggesting that it may have a detrimental impact. Instagram has recently trialled a feature where users are no longer able to see how many likes a post has received, after a 2017 study 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…
31st October 2019
Behavioural changes are very common after brain injury; however the changes can present themselves in many different ways. For example, they could be an exaggeration of existing personality traits, it could be a complete ‘out of character’ response, it could be mild, subtle changes or there could be no change at all. Unfortunately, these changes More…
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…
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…
4th September 2019
Every relationship has it’s struggles and difficult moments. Being in a long-term relationship, married or living together can pose many unique challenges; one partner may never do the washing up, and the other may always leave their hair in the shower plug. Relationships are all about compromise and accepting that other people may have different preferences, and 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…