I’ve long known that obsessive compulsive disorder was not about being neat and tidy. That the stereotype of an excessively orderly person, or someone obsessed with cleanliness and avoiding germsContinue reading “The many faces of O.C.D.”
Tag Archives: Anxiety
Recovery
When I deliver training – be it Mental Health awareness, or Mental Health First Aid courses, I bring my own experiences into the classroom. I don’t have to. The courseContinue reading “Recovery”
IAPT and Guided Self Help
As a Mental Health First Aid Instructor, I train people to support people with mental health difficulties in a variety of ways, one of which being to “Encourage (them) toContinue reading “IAPT and Guided Self Help”
MHFA Higher Education
Going to university can be a wonderful time. Exciting, life changing, memorable. But it can also be a difficult time. A perfect storm of factors colliding, and it doesn’t alwaysContinue reading “MHFA Higher Education”
Jagged Little Pill
There’s a box downstairs full of pills. Having been assured that my leg is not broken (I will trust her, I will trust her, I will…) and discussed the continualContinue reading “Jagged Little Pill”
Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) – which course(s) are right for you?
I’ve just started scheduling courses, so thought I would write something to help people decide which course would be most suitable for their needs. MHFA England have a range ofContinue reading “Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) – which course(s) are right for you?”
Down to earth with a bump
Life is full of little surprises. Banana skins. Obstacles. Back at work we would groan each time a manager told us how exciting the “challenges ahead” were. Usually of courseContinue reading “Down to earth with a bump”
Mood monitoring – up and down and up again…
For those of us with depression or anxiety issues, an important part of managing our condition is recognising how we are feeling, and trying to understand what has contributed toContinue reading “Mood monitoring – up and down and up again…”
A rose by any other name – Diagnoses and Labels
During the last couple of Mental Health First Aid Courses I have done, the subject of diagnoses and labels has come up several times in one way or another. DifferentContinue reading “A rose by any other name – Diagnoses and Labels”