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15Oct

OCD: A Life Lost In Thought

David Adam

books, OCD

Mind

I have suffered from obsessive-compulsive disorder for more than twenty years, but I could not have written this sentence until a few years ago. In fact, the first time I did write that I had OCD I deleted the email that contained the words without sending it. Then, after I did send it, I deleted it from my Outbox. And from my Trash folder. And then I rebooted the computer, just to make sure. Things changed a few months later. That original email had been to a literary agent about an idea for a book on OCD. When I subsequently signed a deal to write the book...
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13Oct

Stoicism: A Simplified Modern Guide

Donald Robertson

emotions, self, society, stoic, stoicism

Mind

Author Donald Robertson provides a simplified modern guide on Stoicism, applicable to the everyday
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09Oct

How Words Healed Me

Rachel Kelly

counselling, depression, poetry, therapy

Mind

Rachel Kelly shares her experience of therapy in her own words and encourages others to find out what the Welldoing directory can do for them.
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07Oct

Is Your Brain Male or Female?

Terri Apter

men, society, women

Mind

BBC Horizon's recent programme, “Is your brain male or female?”  made a valiant yet narrow minded attempt at measure and reason. I offer this blog to anyone who remains as riled as I by Michael Mosley’s acceptance of Simon Baron-Cohen’s carefully paired claim that, “The male brain is predominantly hard-wired for understanding and building systems,” and, “The female brain is predominantly hard-wired for empathy.” The first evidence cluster is derived from animal behaviour.  For example, male great apes engage in more play fighting than female great apes, and...
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02Oct

Vincent Deary: Why Change is So Difficult

Vincent Deary

change, emotions, psychology, self, society

Mind

Author Vincent Deary discusses the difficulties of change and habit, and the release of his new book 'How We Are'.
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08Sep

How Creativity Can Help With Grieving

Sarah Royle

bereavement, creativity, death, therapy

Mind

Employing creativity and craft techniques can help people overcome loss and grief says Sarah Royle
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22Aug

Why Children Need Questions Not Answers

Chris Skellett

children, education, family, father, mother, parenting, psychology

Mind

Children massively benefit from thought-provoking questions which inspire inquisitive responses and allow them to come to their own conclusions to problems.
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20Aug

Sigmund Freud and the Nazi Who Saved Him

David Cohen

psychology, therapy

Mind

When Sigmund Freud fled Vienna at the outbreak of the Second World War, a Nazi chemist helped him settle in London
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06Aug

Can You Be Too Empathetic?

Jane McGregor

empathy, relationships, self

Mind

Do you experience overwhelming feelings when confronted with lots of other people? Do people, even strangers, pour out their hearts to you? Do you care more about other people’s feelings and well-being than your own? If so you may be highly empathetic. Individuals with a highly empathetic temperament are often kind and caring, putting others before themselves. However, these talents can be viewed as weaknesses, as empathetic people are overly sensitive to others’ remarks and actions. They are too alert to the suffering of others and suffer on their behalf....
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28Jul

How Food Can Affect Depression

Rachel Kelly

depression, nutrition, wellbeing

Mind

Your choice of food can affect your recovery from depression, and help keep you on an even keel says Rachel Kelly
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