For some people each day is made up of one impending disaster after another. It is a stressful and exhausting way to live and can lead to anxiety and depression.
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The transition to parenthood is an intense time and the perinatal period is when women are most vulnerable to developing mental health problems.
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How to help a colleague who is distressed If you feel concerned about a colleague’s emotional wellbeing it’s a good idea to know a bit about mental health first aid. When a colleague is distressed or showing signs of a mental health crisis, it can be tricky knowing the best way to handle it, particularly in the workplace. Mental health first aid is a good starting point for helping someone in a mental health crisis. Good mental health is crucial to
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How to Respond to Workplace Critical Incidents 10 tips for managers to support employees following workplace trauma It’s not every day that you face a traumatic incident in the workplace. When you are, it’s hard to know how best to support your employees. What is a critical incident? A critical incident may involve a death in the workplace, a suicide, a serious injury, sexual assault, severe verbal abuse or armed hold-ups. Employees may be confronted with a situation that causes
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Do you have Social Anxiety Disorder? The signs, symptoms and treatment options for social phobia Do you feel sick when you enter a crowded room? Dread being approached for a chat in the workplace? Invent excuses to avoid social gatherings? If this sounds like you, it’s possible you have social anxiety disorder. If you’re like most people, you probably feel nervous in social situations where you could be judged by others. For example, meeting your partner’s family for the first
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While stress is a normal part of life, learning to handle it in healthy ways is crucial for your mental and physical health.
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Know the Difference between your emotional and physical hunger People with anxiety often report that they it causes them to overeat or binge eat – a case of emotional eating. Of course, this is an unhealthy coping strategy that is best avoided and can be with the right information and strategies. Overeating and binging tends to make people feel regret, guilt, or shame. Over time it can cause weight gain, which then is an additional or heightened source of more anxiety,
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Does this kind of relationship sound familiar to you? Jeff and Julie had been married for 15 years and had three children aged between 12 and 7 years old. Jeff and Julie rarely spoke to each other about their frustrations, resentments or hurt. Neither did they demand attention, care or affection from each other. They ate family meals together, coordinated the pickups and the drop-offs for their children’s activities, and went away on a family holiday every year. Over the
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As a parent, how do you know when it’s time to get professional help for a child or teenager who is anxious, depressed or angry beyond what you’d expect? Do you take the advice of your elderly neighbour who has raised 5 kids of her own (so she must know everything?). Do you complete multiple on-line quizzes to compare your child’s behaviour to others (even though the results may not be accurate?) Making the decision to take your child to see a
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As children across Australia in Grades 3,5,7 and 9 sit down to start NAPLAN tests today, there may be some who are feeling a bit stressed or worried about it. Parents can play an important role in identifying exam stress in their children and helping their children to cope with this and do their best. Noticing the signs of exam stress Often children show signs of exam stress more through their behaviour rather than their words. Signs of stress to
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Not many parents look forward to fight with teenagers. Find out 5 tips to help parents cope better with parent-teen conflict
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Workplace bullying is more common than you might think, and is a major reason for people not wanting to go to work. It causes significant suffering and psychological distress for those being bullied and often leaves them feeling isolated and unsupported. Here are 4 tips to remember that can help you or someone you know being bullied at work cope better.
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For some people it can feel like each day is made up of one impending disaster after another. They constantly expect things to go drastically wrong and are often making safety plans to deal with disasters that haven’t happened yet. It is a stressful and exhausting way to live and often leads to problems with anxiety and depression. Learn 3 simple strategies to help you manage catastrophising thoughts and break free from the disaster zone of your mind. How do
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Don’t suffer in silence “I knew something was wrong but I couldn’t work it out as everything seemed fine. The birth of my first baby had gone well, but I just felt worried, overwhelmed and unhappy. I found it hard to concentrate and keep track of things like when the baby’s next feed was due. I ended up feeling like I was failing as a mother. I didn’t think I would suffer from postnatal depression”. Knowing the signs of Postnatal
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Why You Should Avoid Avoidance Have you ever put off doing something that you know you should do because you felt anxious or stressed about it? Instead have you gone and done something else that is easier like cleaning the house, or distracted yourself with a more pleasurable activity like watching TV or eating ice cream? If this sounds familiar then you have used avoidance behaviours as a way of trying to beat anxiety. The problem with avoidance When we
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4 simple things to make going back to school easier for your kids – & You The summer holidays are fast drawing to a close and thoughts have turned to going back to school. If you’re a parent of school age child it’s likely that you’ll be going out to buy school shoes, uniforms and school supplies. But another important and sometimes overlooked task is emotional and mental preparation for the return to school. Over the holidays many kids stay up
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