The challenges of living with fibromyalgia are stressful, but that doesn’t mean that poor mental health is inevitable - there are things you can do to help yourself.
There are different reasons why feeling poorly can affect your mood, but ultimately, it’s because our physical and mental health are linked.
Chronic pain is more common than many people realise; over one third of adults in the UK experience chronic pain.
Have you noticed a change in a friend or family member’s behaviour or mindset? Maybe they’re isolating themselves, worrying more than usual or acting erratically. Here are some tips on how you can support them.
The 12th - 18th June was Diabetes Week, which celebrated the 4.3 million people who live with diabetes in the UK and recognised how difficult it can be to manage this on-going condition.
Loneliness Awareness Week (which took place last week, the 12th-18th June) was set up by Marmalade Trust to get people talking about loneliness and how we can combat it, so that we can support ourselves and others.
If a mental health issue is left unmanaged, it's likely the problem will get worse. Recognising a mental health condition early on means you can put steps in place before it impacts your quality of life.
It's important to get treatment from a healthcare professional. If scheduling an appointment or waiting to see a doctor may trigger anxious feelings about your health, here are some tips to help take the first step.
In this blog, we share a few ideas and CBT-based techniques that might help if you’re struggling with the impacts of your condition.
People who’ve been diagnosed with diabetes can find it affects them in different ways. Here are a few ideas and CBT-based techniques that might help if you’re struggling with the physical impacts of your condition.
Having diabetes can affect people both physically and psychologically. In this blog we share a few ideas and CBT-based techniques to help with managing the effect diabetes might be having on your mental health.
Being diagnosed with a long-term medical condition can have a significant psychological impact. In this blog, cognitive behavioural psychotherapist Daniella Doon-Joseph looks at how CBT can help.