Why Do We Feel Guilty? Remember, feeling guilty, fearful and worried as a parent is perfectly normal. Everyone who is a parent, no matter how old your children get, will relate to your guilt, worry and fear. In this day of social media, we as parents are under greater pressure more than ever before and… Read More How To Not Feel Guilty As A Parent
What is Multiple Sclerosis? Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a condition that affects your brain and spinal cord. In MS, the coating that protects your nerves (myelin) is damaged, and this causes a range of symptoms. Source( https://www.mssociety.org.uk ) In MS, your immune system mistakes the myelin for a foreign body and attacks it causing problems… Read More Helping Yourself When You Have Multiple Sclerosis
What are healthy boundaries? Healthy boundaries are made up of psychological, emotional or physical boundaries. They are a crucial component of self-care in all aspects of our lives. The two main types, physical and emotional, need to be strong in order to protect you from harm. They also need to protect your sense of self-esteem… Read More Setting Healthy Boundaries In A Relationship.
What Is Chronic Illness? In short, Chronic illness is any disorder that persists over a long period and affects the body. Examples include: heart disease, cancer, diabetes, stroke, arthritis, osteoporosis, ALS, disabilities, cystic fibrosis, asthma, fibromyalgia, and M.S., the list goes on. How Does Chronic Illness Affect Your Mental Health? When first diagnosed it most… Read More Chronic Illness: Being Proactive To Help Your Mental Health.
What Is A Personality Disorder? In general personality disorders are mental health conditions. These conditions affect how someone thinks, perceives, feels or relates to others. An antisocial personality disorder is one such type of personality disorder. Personality disorders usually range from mild to severe. The signs of a personality disorder often emerge during adolescence and… Read More What is Antisocial Personality Disorder?
In Ireland around 60% of adults aren’t getting enough sleep. In fact, there are over 80 described sleep disorders and around 1 in 5 road deaths occur due to sleep deprivation (source: RSA). It has been classed as worse than alcohol when it comes to road accidents. Reasons For Sleep Issues. There are multiple reasons… Read More Sleep Issues. How To Help Yourself.
About one in eight men will be diagnosed with a mental illness compared with one in five women. But we believe that figure could be higher as men as less likely to seek help. Some common examples of mental illness include stress, depression, anxiety, OCD, PostNatal Depression in Dads, panic disorders, eating disorders. Yes guys… Read More Why Are Men Less Likely To Talk About Mental Health?
What Is Self-Harm? Self-harm is a deliberate act of harming the surface of the body through cutting or burning. But can also include destructive and dangerous behaviour such as misuse of alcohol or drugs. It is more common for people to think of self-harm as cutting and although any life-threatening injuries may occur, they are… Read More What Is Self-Harm?
As I said in previous blogs in this series (start here) it’s the teen’s job now to move away from you and become independent adults. They can present with bizarre and sometimes unpredictable behaviour. Some of this will be normal (and I hate this word “normal” as there is no such thing as normal) and… Read More Parenting Teens Part 4 Behaviour: What is typical & what’s not?
Please note that the previous blogs in this series already give you some techniques that you will find useful here. I didn’t want to repeat them below but check them out (Week 1 Week 2) for more details. How To Deal With The Negative Mindset. To help you dealing with, and help teens deal with, negativity… Read More Parenting Teens Part 3 Dealing With Negativity
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