Loneliness

Loneliness can afflict even the most seemingly outgoing person. Being the "life of the party" doesn't necessarily exclude someone from being chronically lonely. This type of chronic, or long-term...

Every marital relationship is unique. However, there are common warning signs and red flags that could indicate there are serious problems in any marriage. If you find yourself with these concerns, do...

Menopause

Menopause is when your periods stop to lower hormone levels. This usually happens between the ages of 45 and 55.It can sometimes happen earlier naturally or for reasons such as surgery to remove the o...

Miscarriage

A miscarriage is the loss of a pregnancy during the first 23 weeks.There are potentially many reasons for why a miscarriage may happen, although the cause is not usually identified. The majority...

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder is a common mental health condition that typically starts in early adulthood and is commonly known as OCD. OCD consists of obsessions (intense, uncontrollable, reocc...

Parenting

This is the process of raising children and providing them with protection and care in order to ensure their healthy development into adulthood.There has been a longstanding assumption that parents as...

Passive Aggressive Behaviour

Passive aggressive behaviour is a pattern of indirectly expressing negative feelings instead of openly addressing them. There is a disconnect between what a person who exhibits passive aggressive beha...

Personality Disorders

Personality a way of thinking, feeling, and behaving that makes a person different from other people. An individual’s personality is influenced by experiences, environment, and inherited characteristi...

Phobias

A phobia is an overwhelming and debilitating fear of an object, place, situation, feeling or animal. Phobias are more pronounced than fears. They develop when a person has an exaggerated or unrealisti...

Physical abuse

Physical abuse may bring immediate harm to someone, but its effects can also be long-lasting. A person who has experienced physical abuse, especially in childhood, may be more likely to experience emo...

Postnatal depression

Postnatal depression is a type of depression that many parents experience after having a baby.It is a common problem, affecting more than 1 in every 10 women within a year of giving birth. It can also...

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety disorder that can be developed by experiencing or witnessing a one-off event, or ongoing events, that are extremely distressing or frightening.This...

Racism

Racism is also referred to as Race discrimination. This is when you are treated unfairly because of your race, or because of the race of someone you are connected with, such as your partner.‘Race’ inc...

Redundancy

Redundancy can be one of the most distressing events an employee can experience and should be a last resort. It requires sensitive handling by the employer to ensure fair treatment of redundant employ...

Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia is a chronic mental health condition, often starting in late adolescence. People often experience psychosis meaning that they lose some contact with reality.Schizophrenia affects how a p...

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