I was just checking to see if there were any updated statistics yet on the number of suicides in the UK – not yet. I wanted to see if lastContinue reading “Cause of Death – not just suicide we need to worry about.”
Tag Archives: depression
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”
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?”
Bricks in the stress bucket
MHFA introduced me to the stress bucket. It’s so simple really. That we all have our “buckets” – into which all of the stresses of life flow. And which, ifContinue reading “Bricks in the stress bucket”
Are we getting enough sleep?
I’ve just read this fascinating book about sleep. You may remember that my own issues with depression are massively tied up with sleep (lack, or excess thereof), and that I’veContinue reading “Are we getting enough sleep?”
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…”
Roly poly roller coaster of doom
Aye sheesh kebabs. It’s been a funny couple of weeks. Month. I have being honing my mood swing skills something chronic. Funny how the slightest thing sends me spinning intoContinue reading “Roly poly roller coaster of doom”
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”