Mental Health
Latest news and articles about mental health. Advice from experts on how to improve your emotional wellbeing, reduce stress and avoid burnout.
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“My confidence has taken a hit during lockdown – how can I get it back?”
Are you struggling with your self-esteem post-lockdown? You’re not alone.
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- Lauren Geall
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The truth about dating on antidepressants, according to the women doing it
Navigating a relationship is hard enough as it is – but it has the potential to be even harder if you’re on antidepressants.
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- Serena Smith
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How to build new habits and routines as lockdown eases
Want to make more conscious decisions as we head ‘back to normal’? Read this.
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- Lauren Geall
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“I was sectioned for my mental health as the UK went into lockdown”
This is what it’s like to live on a psychiatric ward during a pandemic.
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- Stylist Team
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- Lauren Geall
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Why now is the perfect time to switch up your WFH routine (and how to do it right)
Make the most of lockdown restrictions easing by making this simple change to how you work.
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This is what getting a hug does to your brain
Even a 10-second squeeze can improve your health, so we're happy to be able to hug again from Monday 17 May.
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- Amy Beecham
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6 stress experts share the best tips they've learnt
Time to take note
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- Fitbit
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“I've had over 371 panic attacks, this is how my first one felt”
Claire Eastham's new book, F**k, I Think I'm Dying, chronicles her struggle with panic attacks and how the first one felt.
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- Claire Eastham
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Why the Nordic concept of ‘friluftsliv’ could be the key to better mental health as lockdown eases
Make your wellbeing a priority this summer by adopting this approach.
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- Lauren Geall
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Why you can’t stop doubting yourself in social situations
You’re not the only one playing day-old conversations back in your head.
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- Lauren Geall
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“Languishing” nails how we all feel right now, but what can we do about it?
There's a name for that post-lockdown feeling of aimlessness, hopelessness, and general lack of drive and motivation. Here's what you can do about it,
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- Ben Graham
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- Lauren Geall
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Feeling stressed and on edge? Here’s how getting to know your vagus nerve could help
We asked an expert to explain.
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Struggling to move on and forgive someone who hurt you? Try this
New research has revealed the best way to forgive and forget.
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- Lauren Geall
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Digital hoarding: meet the women who can’t let go of old texts and pictures
“Digital data is as bad for our mental health as physical hoarding”
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- Lola Christina Alao
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The stigma around taking antidepressants for women of colour is real and needs to stop
Why is antidepressant use still a taboo for women of colour?
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- Zesha Saleem
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A therapist’s 11 methods for managing your mental health if you can’t access counselling
Techniques for unpacking trauma in safe, healthy and productive ways.
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- Alice Porter
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What’s with all the wild dreams on antidepressants?
For many, one of the strangest side effects of taking antidepressants is dealing with an influx of wild, vivid dreams. But what causes them?
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- Lauren Geall
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“Don’t do what I did and treat antidepressants as a last resort”
One woman shares how taking antidepressants changed her life and how she wishes she has gone for help sooner.
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- Serena Smith
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- Lauren Geall
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9 relaxing ‘self-care Sunday’ ideas to help you recharge ahead of a new week
Take some time to yourself this weekend.
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90-year-olds share their secrets to a happy life after surviving the pandemic
Carer Daisy Dalton has been struggling with anxiety and battling mental health issues, so she asked people in their 80s and 90s for their advice.
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- Katy Harrington
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