Getting a good night’s rest is one of the most important things you can do for your mental health. Not only will it help you feel refreshed and energized, but it can also reduce stress and improve your overall well-being. Today, courtesy of Black Students Mental Health Blog, here are some tips to improve your …
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Many students feel inadequate and unworthy of what they hope to accomplish during their education – unfortunately, these feelings can impact academic achievement and overall well-being. Thankfully, evidence-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) techniques can help boost your self-esteem. To understand how CBT works read my blog about the Different types of Therapy for Mental Health. …
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Words once said, retrieving them is like trying to get eggs out of a baked cake. Forget the weapons alone, we also kill with our mouths. Just a word is enough to make someone commit suicide. “I didn’t mean any harm” ohh we’ve heard that before! What’s the problems with words? The real issue is …
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Anger is a common emotion you will experience when you feel there is a violation of your rights and personal boundaries. Behind the anger lies other feelings for example fear and emotional pain. Fear happens when you feel threatened and emotional pain happens after being hurt in some way. How can you use Anger in …
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Sleep is important to function properly and how much we need varies as we are different, and this changes as we get older. Usually sleep problems go within about a month. Longer periods of lack of it can start to affect our lives negatively and our physical and mental health. The common types of sleeping …
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Anxiety can be defined as that feeling of unease as the body reacts to unfamiliar and stressful situations such as worry or fear. That uneasiness can be mild or severe. To read more about anxiety read my blog Anxiety :11 Ultimate Tips to Help Students Flourish. We will all experience these feelings of anxiety at …
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Psychotherapy or sometimes referred to as ‘talking therapy’ offers support to people struggling with a wide range of emotional difficulties. Psychotherapists facilitate counseling sessions. Therapy may be conducted on an individual basis, couple, family, or group setting, and supports both children and adults. In most cases, sessions typically last 50 minutes, but these can vary …
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Drinking Alcohol has its benefits if it stays at one or two drinks. It helps you socialize, helps you stay calm and relaxed, and gives you more confidence. To read more about Alcohol and the associated benefits and risks and take a quiz to check whether your drinking is a problem, read my recent blog …
Depression is a word often used these days to mean different things and although that has helped with the awareness, there is a danger in that we may start not taking it seriously. For example, a friend told me that their bank balance is “depressing”. Another random tweet read that the rail replacement bus driver …
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Alcohol is a social lubricant meaning that it helps many feel comfortable and it stimulates social interactions. Going to university is exciting and often means leaving and more freedom. It means letting the hair down, mingling with others from all walks of life, people you don’t think you have anything in common with. There’s pressure …
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