This year’s theme is suicide prevention. I went over some facts back in September’s blog but let’s revisit: Mental distress can build-up if there is no release of what is frustrating you, whether this is feelings, emotions, situations or all...
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Thanks to all the local business pages supporting the promotion of the workshops that I have been holding over the last two months. Your help and encouragement is much appreciated! Today’s workshop is on anxiety, held at Howard Medical...
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“Victim, rescuer, and persecutor” These refer to the roles we play unconsciously and we can sometimes try to get other people to play them too. This a way to get you to think about how you behave around other people, rather than using them to...
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The diagram is a great resource from Excellence Seminars, which I feel highlights what we get drawn into on a daily basis, but when we separate it out it’s easy to see how we can feel overloaded if we are engaging in other people’s behaviours by...
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After reading a great article in BPS Digest on Fact-checking statements, it struck me how similar this is to a technique we can all utilise with Intrusive Thoughts (unwanted, upsetting, negative and unhelpful thoughts that arise when you least...
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After much social media advertising in the last few weeks, I am pleased to be able host 2 open mornings in Glossop. The first one is next Tuesday, 17 September at Howard Medical Practice- 9:00am until 12:00 noon- I am offering free 15 minute...
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It’s not an easy topic to discuss, however with World Suicide Prevention Day due tomorrow, 10 September, it seems timely to address it and continue to shine the light on what is a difficult, stigmatised and complex issue. IASP reports that...
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We all have that nagging inner critic, devil on the shoulder or ‘other half’ of us that seems to swoop in and add to our anxiety over decisions or embarking on something new. What if I fail? I’m not good enough What will others think of me? I...
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You will notice common threads in my blogs: counselling in the workplace, workplace stress and promoting mental health to employers- it’s of huge interest to me. In a former life I was a line manager- I saw people suffer in silence and...
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Chances are if you are in employment there are areas of your job that cause you stress- be it fellow staff attitudes, management styles, lack of progression, thoughts on the wage you earn or sheer frustration at not being heard. As we are all...
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Help outside of the counselling session You’re between sessions, feeling a bit rubbish and not sure where to turn. What are your options? Employee Assistance Programs If you work for a medium to large sized corporate company then there may be...
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