Although the symptoms of depression and burnout are similar — both involve negative thoughts, lack of motivation and the need to be alone are tell-tale symptoms of burnout. Burnout is becoming more common and has been on the rise since Covid, possibly because burnout has become one of the most widely discussed health issues in […]

What is Depression? It’s normal to feel a bit down from time to time, but if you’re feeling persistently unhappy for weeks or months on end, then you probably are suffering from depression. Depression is a genuine health condition which people can’t ignore or ‘snap out of’. Depression can affect anyone at any age and […]

Researchers have proved that reminiscing and nostalgia can act as a mild painkiller, reducing pain by 10%, because it takes your mind off the stresses and strains of life. Nostalgia (a longing for the past that can be triggered by music, pictures and smell) has long been associated with reductions in stress and sadness. Researchers […]

Panic attacks can appear suddenly, starting without warning, and often resulting in intense feelings of overwhelming fear. Symptoms include a racing heart, shortness of breath and nausea. They often have no obvious cause and can happen to anyone. Regular panic attacks may be a sign of panic disorder — a condition characterised by sudden and […]

Trying to spot when someone is lying is not easy. For a start, the common belief that liars avert their gaze when they’re telling fibs is not true. Most of the time, they’ll be looking straight at you. A much more reliable way of detecting someone is telling you a lie is to concentrate on […]

Young boys who participate in sports before they even start school are less likely to experience mental health issues such as symptoms of depression and anxiety, or ’emotional distress’, as they grow up, and specifically between the ages of five and 12. Research also suggest that boys who experience less distress as they grow up […]

The language people use has a huge effect, so it’s important to use the right words at the right time! First rule: Never assume anything! When people fall seriously ill, we often say things like ‘you can fight this‘ or ‘you can beat this’ or ‘You’ll be fine…’ But you can’t say that because you […]

Just two minutes of scrolling through stories on social media — known as ‘doomscrolling’ — on Twitter, or viewing them on YouTube, is enough to cause a person’s positive mood to plummet. Several scientific studies have found that levels of anxiety and depression have increased over the pandemic — particularly when reading covid–related news every […]

Scientists at Stanford University say that getting between seven to eight hours sleep each night in old age is the ideal way of keeping your brain healthy. People who regularly got fewer than six hours had worse cognitive function and higher levels of a dangerous plaque in the brain linked to dementia. People who slept […]

Wellness… it started as a fad that’s grown into a money-making business of industrial proportions. But the pursuit of wellness could be damaging your health. Looking after our physical and mental health is a good thing, but people are beginning to question if the self-improvement really is making them any happier, because the pursuit of […]

Ticcing — fast, repetitive muscle movements resulting in sudden and seemingly difficult-tocontrol body jolts or involuntary sounds. Common examples include blinking, grimacing, sudden jerks, repetitive sounds or phrases, such as repeating particular words such as ‘beans’. Normally, tics first appear at around the age of 5 but lessen over time and most eventually disappear. The […]

The placebo effect has long been a successful add-on to all kinds of medical treatment — even a fake treatment can have a huge effect if you believe in it, and there’s a growing body of research suggesting there can be a similar effect when it comes to exercise. A study by scientists at the […]