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21Apr

How Social Media Gave a Child Sex Abuse Survivor a Voice

Louise Chunn

abuse, childhood, CSA, society, therapy

Mind

Child sex abuse is a subject that in the UK we are slowly waking up to after many decades of pretending it wasn’t there. How do the children who suffered the abuse ever recover? Sue Crocombe speaks to Louise Chunn about her experiences.
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13Apr

Are you Easy Prey for a Sociopath?

Jane McGregor

empathy, society, sociopath

Mind

In a new post from Dr Jane McGregor in our sociopath series, learn about the Sociopath-Empath-Apath Triad and find out if you are likely to be easy prey for a sociopath.
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09Apr

Why My Mum's Dementia Affects Us All

Leanne Brookes

care, dementia, family

Mind

Young singer-songwriter and mental health blogger Leanne Brookes on the distress and difficulty of having a mother with early on-set Alzheimer's disease.
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07Apr

How To Communicate When You're Angry

Dennis Relojo-Howell

anger, communication, couple, emotions, friendship

Mind

It's difficult not to let anger get the best of us sometimes. Here are seven simple tips you can employ to better communication when you are angry.
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06Apr

The New Age of Loneliness

Susan Pinker

loneliness, self, society, wellbeing

Mind

We're more connected than ever, but lonelier too, especially younger people. Susan Pinker, author of The Village Effect, on why and what can be done about it
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27Mar

Why The Andreas Lubitz Case Shouldn’t Stigmatise Depression

Louise Chunn

depression, society, stress, suicide

Mind

​We are all shocked and saddened by the death of 150 people in the Germanwings crash in the French Alps earlier this week. But as reports arise that link the deaths with co-pilot Andreas Lubitz's history of depression, many have faulted the way the media is reporting this tragic story. Headlines such as Killer Pilot Suffered from Depression (Mirror), Madman in Cockpit (Sun) and Why Was He Allowed to Fly (Mail) have, according to a joint press release from the mental health charities Mind, Time to Change and Rethink Mental Illness, been overly simplistic.
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23Mar

Perinatal and Postnatal Depression

Emma Haynes

counselling, depression, family, PND, postnataldepression, therapy, women

Mind

Perinatal and postnatal depression - why it is so important that new mothers feel able to talk about this problem.
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12Mar

Caring for Someone with Dementia

June Andrews

dementia, elderly, family, home, love

Mind

Having dementia is very worrying. The stress leads to upsetting behaviour, and that is the sort of thing that people find hard to deal with at home. All of them will be solved more easily if there is a relaxed atmosphere at home. If someone is shouting, repeating themselves, refusing to eat, staying cool and tranquil would be a miracle.  So the secret is to put as much in place as possible to keep a stress-free background environment. This means avoiding over-stimulation - and everyone has different things that they find stimulating, so you have to decide for...
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11Mar

The Relationship between Dust and Depression

Marina Gask

depression, home, stress

Mind

It's not easy to keep going with the little things when you are suffering from depression - here's some tips to help with housework when you're feeling depressed.
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09Mar

Get the Best out of Life: Resilience and Stress Management

Barbara Sahakian

exercise, mindfulness, stress, wellbeing

Mind

Cambridge Professor Barbara Sahakian shares her tips for building resilience and managing stress. Find out more at the Cambridge Science Festival.
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