At one point or another most people talk of feeling depressed …

But there’s a big difference between a mild or transient low mood and clinical depression — the term used to describe the diagnosable illness of depression. Clinical depression is also known as major depression or major depressive disorder. In reality, the experience of depression is different for different people, but it is a serious condition…

What lies underneath Anxiety?

“The reason we may feel more anxious than we “should” lies in an unusual place: Self Hatred. If we think of ourselves as ‘bad’, then surely bad things must happen to ‘bad’ people. One of the ways of calming down is to learn to unpack the origins of our self-suspicion and lay the ground for…

Mood Tracking … really?

Sometimes … many times when we are experiencing psychological symptoms, it can be hard to completely rely on our perceptions, moods and feelings. Said another way, the way we perceive ourselves, our situation, those we are in relationship with and the world around us can be, well … not quite right. In simple terms, we…

Access to Mental Health Care depends on …?

We are getting better at providing support to those affected by Mental Health Conditions but as a Community we are not there yet, and it takes a Village to provide the remedy. Where you live is a big factor in determining whether you get help and what kind of help you can access. Annika Blau,…