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Tag Archives: Cognitive behavioral therapy
Don’t rock the boat!
A week since my last post and I am still feeling stable. I’m beginning to answer, “How are you?” by saying that I am well, or even good. I still do it with a slight sense of trepidation. Is this … Continue reading
Posted in Bipolar, CBT, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, exercise, Medication, Mental health services, Mood disorder, NHS services, Recovery, Therapy
Tagged Bipolar, Cognitive behavioral therapy, Employment, exercise, Medication, Mental health medication, Mindfulness, Psychotropic medication, Recovery, Therapy, walking, Wellness, Wordcloud
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Review: The Other Side of Silence by Linda Gask (plus author Q&A!)
It’s always tricky reviewing a book written by a friend, which is what I hope Linda would call me although we have only ever met online, so of course I come to this review admitting bias. If someone asks me to … Continue reading
Ten seconds to catastrophe
The first blog post I ever wrote about mental health was back in April 2011. Entitled A Tale of Two Beasts it was written at the point where I had finally had to admit defeat and take sick leave. I … Continue reading
Posted in Mental health
Tagged Anxiety, Bipolar disorder, Catastrophising, Cognitive behavioral therapy, Mental health, Panic attack
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Bipolar: a life in numbers
Age of onset: 12 Age GP first consulted: 13 Age first seen by a counsellor: 13 Age first seen by a psychiatrist: 20 Age first diagnosed: 21 Number of mental health teams seen: 4 Number of psychiatrists seen: 7 Number … Continue reading
It’s good to talk, 2: where’s our support group?
It’s 1:45pm on a Tuesday afternoon, and I’m sitting in a West End theatre. The house lights are on, and the audience is slowly trickling in; a few people have come in pairs, but most people have, like me, come … Continue reading
Posted in Mental health
Tagged Anna Freud Centre, Borderline personality disorder, Cognitive behavioral therapy, Depression, Interpersonal Therapy, Losing It, Major depressive disorder, MBCT, Mental health, Mentalisation, Obsessive–compulsive disorder, Peter Fonagy, Phobia, Psychoanalysis, Psychotherapy, Ruby Wax
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