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06/03/2021

When you can’t change the situation, change your response.

22/11/2020

Feeling a range of emotions is normal, and part of that is sometimes feeling low. Most people feel sad, low or “empty” at one time or another. However, for some people these feelings don’t seem to go away. It is this persistence, along with other mental and physiological changes, that we call “depression”.

These changes include:
• Feeling hopeless or helpless
• Changes to your sleep, either too much or too little
• Changes in appetite
• Being more irritable than usual
• Losing interest in things you used to enjoy

Depression can affect every part of your life, so starting to try and make things better can be hard work. When you’re in the middle of it all it’s difficult to see a way out. people find that there are a number of things in their life that they would like to change to improve the situation and to protect against it happening again. Starting to break things down and tackle smaller problems can be a good way to begin.

17/11/2020

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15/11/2020

Anxiety isn’t just a feeling; it is something that happens in your body. It’s a chemical reaction that is triggered when your brain perceives a threat. These days what we perceive to be a threat is very different to what our caveman ancestors what have thought to be dangerous. Where once it was a tiger running towards us, the dangers around us now can be more unclear, such as social media, exams and work place stress. Regardless of what the threat is, the result remains the same. Once our brains have recognised that something may harm us, the “fight, flight, freeze” response is activated. When we have a flood of adrenaline through our bodies, it is preparing us to respond in one of these three ways.

• Fight: preparing for battle and attacking the risk head on.
• Flight: running away and/or avoiding the danger.
• Freeze: remaining still and not moving until the threat has passed.

Although these are sometimes useful ways of managing our anxiety (they kept humans safe for thousands of years, after all), they aren’t always the best way to manage modern anxiety-provoking situations. If you find yourself experiencing excessive levels of anxiety or that your anxiety is difficult to deal with, it might be a good idea to open up and talk to someone about what is going on for you.

15/11/2020

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15/11/2020