What is Social Anxiety Disorder and How Can Therapy Help?
Wrongly viewed by many as just ‘shyness’, social anxiety disorder is a long-term and overwhelming fear of social situations.
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How to Alleviate Pressure this Christmas
It may be the most wonderful time of the year, but also can be the most stressful. Whether you are planning a big Christmas this year or something more intimate, you are … Read more
Climate Change: The Mental Health Toll
Mental health issues are currently the invisible impact of climate change. Climate anxiety and eco-anxiety (a chronic fear of environmental doom) are increasing across society. Many of us are becoming … Read more
Coping With Grief After a Miscarriage
A miscarriage can have long-lasting and deeply-felt impacts. Whether planned or not, you can find yourself replanning your future from the moment you first realise you are pregnant. You might … Read more
Common Myths about Therapy
It is no secret that mental health and therapy has been stigmatised throughout history. Whilst our understanding of therapy has come a long way, there are still deep-rooted misconceptions that … Read more
Understanding Imposter Syndrome
What is Imposter Syndrome? Imposter Syndrome is rooted in feelings of intense doubt in your abilities and feeling like a fraud. There is an internalised belief that you are not … Read more
Exercise and Mental Health
During Mental Health Awareness Week, we at Hope Therapy have been excitedly looking at all of those wonderful organisations out there that are keen to support people’s mental health. Earlier … Read more
Does the easing of lockdown mean that it’s all over now?
As spring approaches and lockdown has started to ease, many will see hope and a lightening of spirit. However, for others their lives are still reeling from the effect of … Read more
‘Cold Turkey’, is it right for me?
The symptoms of going ‘cold turkey’ are dependent on varying factors from your level of alcohol consumption, how long you have been drinking for, through to your current health condition. So, there really is no easy, one size fits all answer in terms of how someone will react to going cold turkey.
Pandemic Stress is Real…and Serious
We have all experienced moments of stress in our lives. They could be driven by project deadlines, looming exams or even happy moments, like a wedding or the birth of … Read more