Nigel Campbell Counselling & Psychotherapy

15/03/2023

https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/feeling-it/202209/post-covid-anxiety-is-real

Here are 5 proven ways to beat it, and to benefit from post-traumatic growth.

19/02/2020

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/moderating/202001/why-you-should-do-less-and-how-you-can

Why a resolution to do less can help you do better.

27/02/2019

'Millennial burnout': this is how it feels - BBC Three

All too common an issue.

I don’t remember the last time I relaxed. Honestly? I don’t know how to. Every time I try to read a book or watch TV, I think about what I have to do next, or my ‘to-do’ list flashes before my eyes. I feel guilty because I know that I could be cleaning my flat, or at the gym, or buying a bir...

03/10/2018

Five Myths We Need To Dispel About Psychotherapy

Five Myths We Need To Dispel About Psychotherapy

It's easy to assume that particular groups of people seek psychotherapy for particular types of problems. Candidates might include the high-flying professional experiencing extreme stress at work; the...

01/05/2018

Forget Freud: Dreams Replay Our Everyday Lives

I was just dreaming about something. Ah... I've forgotten what it was about.

Sigmund Freud thought dreams were all about wish fulfillment and repressed desire. But scientists now think they're linked to memory processing and consciousness. And they're often quite mundane.

01/02/2018

The Way We Fall in Love Isn’t the Way We Stay in Love

The Way We Fall in Love Isn’t the Way We Stay in Love

Empowered love is compassionate love.

02/10/2017

Body clock scientists win Nobel Prize

Excellent findings! Improved understanding of the circadian rhythm will likely have implications for the future treatment of depression and sleeping problems among many other conditions.

Understanding how our bodies keep time has "vast implications" for health, say Nobel committee.

28/09/2017

3 Ways Your Childhood Shaped the Core Beliefs You Hold On To

Modifying negative Core Beliefs in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) can help to achieve better psychological health.

Your beliefs may have turned into a self-fulfilling prophecy.

14/09/2017

Young People So Scared Of Mental Health Stigma, They Won't Ask For Help

Stigma remains a concern when it comes to seeking help.

Almost half of young people have suffered a mental health issue.

13/09/2017

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Depression

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Depression

WebMD explains why cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) might be used to treat depression, how this approach works, and what to expect in sessions.

04/09/2017

Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.
- Carl Jung

13/07/2017

The secret of a good night's sleep has finally been found by scientists...

Linking good sleep with having a sense of purpose in life.

It is said that a clear conscience makes the softest pillow, but according to a new study the secret of a good night’s sleep is having something worth getting out of bed for the next day.

14/02/2017

You normally have to be bashed about a bit by life to see the point of daffodils, sunsets and uneventful nice days.
― Alain de Botton

23/10/2016

Identity - Channel 4 News

Wise words!

"It's like masculinity has an electric fence around it and that electric fence is: 'thou shalt not be a sissy'."

Grayson Perry discusses what masculinity means in the world today.

18/10/2016

Amanda Seyfried: Mental Illness 'Should Be Taken As Seriously As Anything Else'

Amanda Seyfried: Mental Illness 'Should Be Taken As Seriously As Anything Else'

'I have a lot of anxiety that I’ve been struggling with my whole life'

12/10/2016

Up in the Middle of the Night? It May Be Natural.

Up in the Middle of the Night? It May Be Natural.

Research raises questions about the importance of sleeping through the night.

19/08/2016

Why I Self-Sabotage | World of Psychology

Why I Self-Sabotage | World of Psychology

The mind is razor sharp, the water glass is refilled, and I am ready to unfurl my latest thought-providing Psych Central article. Sitting down in my favorite chair, I fire up the trusty laptop and within minutes am listening to a belting Michelle, Missy, and James Corden in Carpool Karaoke. I am chu...

26/07/2016

“Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate.” - Carl Jung

18/07/2016

When Symptoms of Depression Strike in the Summer | World of Psychology

When Symptoms of Depression Strike in the Summer | World of Psychology

Most of us are familiar with seasonal affective disorder (SAD). During the short, cold, dark days of winter, 4 to 6 percent of people feel depressed, lethargic, pessimistic and even hopeless. They may eat more and sleep too much. But you might be less familiar with another type of seasonal affective...

25/05/2016

Compassion: Universally Misunderstood

Compassion: Universally Misunderstood

People can be frightened of compassion because they think it is a weakness or an indulgence. This is largely because they don't understand it and don't recognise the enormous value in realising the causes of suffering, and our own fragility.

22/03/2016

Good grades are meaningless in the modern workplace

Good grades are meaningless in the modern workplace

When Natalie landed a 1400 on her SAT and later graduated from an Ivy League school in 2010, she assumed it was the golden ticket to a corner office and shares in a Hampton house. “I was the ultima…

13/03/2016

"We are never so vulnerable as when we love." - Sigmund Freud

29/01/2016

Heavy Use of Social Media Linked to Sleep Problems

Heavy Use of Social Media Linked to Sleep Problems

New research suggests spending significant time on social media is associated with sleep disturbances in young adults. University of Pittsburgh medical school researchers discovered that those who spend a lot of time on social media during the day or...

22/01/2016

The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.
- Marcel Proust

18/01/2016

Mental health: 'One in four adults in England has a condition' - BBC News

Mental health: 'One in four adults in England has a condition' - BBC News

One in four adults has been diagnosed with a mental illness at some stage during their lifetime, the annual health survey for England suggests

05/01/2016

"Human freedom involves our capacity to pause, to choose the one response towards which we wish to throw our weight."
Rollo May

21/12/2015

“But there was no need to be ashamed of tears, for tears bore witness that a man had the greatest of courage, the courage to suffer.”
― Viktor E. Frankl

19/11/2015

Mental health cuts 'put lives at risk' - BBC News

Mental health cuts 'put lives at risk' - BBC News

Cuts to adult mental health services in England have started damaging the quality of care given to patients, a report suggests.

04/11/2015

The last of human freedoms - the ability to chose one's attitude in a given set of circumstances.
- Viktor Frankl

26/10/2015

Learning to be Assertive Instead of Passive-Aggressive

Are you passive-aggressive?

It’s so frustrating. It’s mind-boggling. It’s anger-provoking. It’s disingenuous. Passive-aggressive behavior is all of these things and more. So why do good people resort to such relationship-damaging behavior? And why is it so hard for them...

11/10/2015

If you have insomnia, pills may not be the answer

If you have insomnia, pills may not be the answer

Like many insomniacs, Crystal Blount tried sleeping pills. They put her to sleep, she says, but left her feeling groggy the next day. So she went back to tossing and turning, spending eight hours in bed each

25/09/2015

"The more unlived your life, the greater your death anxiety."
- Irvin Yalom

10/08/2015

How to get to sleep: eight surprising tricks and tips

How to get to sleep: eight surprising tricks and tips

Struggling to get some shut-eye at night? Pour yourself a warm mug of cocoa and put our soporific tips on how to get to sleep to the test

10/08/2015

"Against the assault of laughter, nothing can stand." - Mark Twain

30/07/2015

Your phone knows if you're depressed

Interesting!

Be honest: When was the last time you looked at your phone? For most of us, it was probably pretty recently, which could be an indicator of a booming social life or a hectic work schedule. But coul...

23/07/2015

A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval.
- Mark Twain