Depression Or A Simple Case Of The Blues?
From time to time we can become sad. However, depression is more than sadness or a case of the blues. Dr Henry Cloud explains the difference and what we can do to beat depression.
Presenting Issues at Private Practice Counselling & Family Therapy
Private practice counselling - In today’s world, there is a myriad of presenting issues that clients bring into the clinical practice.
How Important Is Water & Hydration To Mental Health?
Melinda Vanry, from Fruit Of Brokenness, shares about the importance of staying hydrated to help our own mental health.
PMDD – Not Your Average Monthly Symptoms
PMDD is a hormonal mood disorder characterised by severe unpleasant psychological and physical symptoms occurring during the luteal phase of menses.
Depression In Leadership Is Not Uncommon
Depression in leadership is not uncommon. Depression is an emotionally dark and gloomy place to be and can affect anyone. Even those in leadership roles.
Surveys Reveal Australians Need Mental Health Support
Survey statistics reveal a growing need for churches to be equipped with skills enabling them to listen, help & support others.
The Basic Characteristics Of Binge Eating Disorder
The Basic Characteristics Of Binge Eating Disorder Binge Eating disorder is characterised by eating large amounts of foods in short period of time often when the person isn’t hungry. People with the disorder usually feel out of control when eating not being able to stop when they want to. Binge eating as a way of…
Behavioural Problems Stemming From Our Thought Life
Behavioural Problems Stemming From Our Thought Life Dr. Paul Meier looks at how behavioural problems often means the person has a lot more going on within. He believes that our unresolved hurts can affect our thought life, disrupting our development and growth to cause behavioural problems such as addictions and obesity. According to Vocabulary.com/dictionary/psyche, “the…
The Futility of Trying To Be Perfect At Everything
Perfect means flawless. While excellence is achievable, expecting perfection in all we do sets us up for failure and disapointment.
Research Into Coping Mechanisms in Anxiety & Depression
Studies have found that the struggles we human beings face often come from within us. This means we need to have a closer look at ourselves for answers.
Looking After Men’s Physical & Mental Health
Men's mental health can improve with a good nutritious diet and regular exercise. But there are more things men can do for their longevity and wellbeing.
Advice For Helping A Loved One With Depression
Mental health nurse, Shauna Gallagher gives advice for someone who wants to help a loved one who is suffering from depression. Many of you reading this won’t have a diagnosis of depression but will be wondering what you can do to help a loved one who does. You may even have been trying for many…
The Typical Counselling Room A Safe Place To Talk
Seeing a qualified counsellor for the first time without knowing what to expect can make us a little nervous. Lack of knowledge can also lead to misconceptions about counsellors, leading some to shun the counselling room for fear of judgement, or for concerns about breaches of confidentiality. What do trained counsellors do, what happens in…
Where To Find Emergency Counselling in Australia
Australians have free and confidential counselling services available over the phone, online as a chat and by email for those struggling with mental health issues, suicidal thoughts, personal problems, relationships or family problems. The types of calls received can range from urgent crisis calls to the less urgent matters. However all calls matter. Counselling services…
Are You Ok Dragging Those Burdens Around?
The tendency to hide our vulnerabilities when we’ve been emotionally wounded is instinctive for most of us. As an emotional teen, I thought crying was a sign of weakness. There was a time when a stranger spotted me crying. She asked, “Are you ok?” What a shock!
Menopause Can Affect A Woman’s Mental Health
Menopause brings about physical and hormonal changes to a woman’s body that can affect her mental health. Menopausal women often experience hot flushes, night sweats, insomnia, memory loss, mood swings, bloating, depression and irrational thinking. These changes can also affect relationships. Menopause Menopause marks the end of a woman’s child baring years and the end…
Self Assessment for Depression
In Australia, one of the most attractive countries in the world to live in, it was reported as far back as 1988 that some 18% of the population had mental troubles. The majority were suffering from anxiety and depression. It’s estimated that 1 in 4 woman and 1 in 6 men are suffering from depressive…
How I Defeated My Post-Natal Depression
When Hayley Solich suffered a bout of Post-Natal Depression (PND) after giving birth to her youngest child, she was a married 37 year old Christian woman with 4 children under the age of five. As a mother Hayley put all her efforts into an extremely busy life, taking care of her new business and the…
Despair, Depression & Brokenness Made Me Doubt My Faith
As a Christian, Melinda Vanry has lived with depression, bipolar disorder and social anxiety. It was through those trials that she began to doubt God, and through those very same trials she also uncovered a foundational truth that has strengthened her faith for years to come. “God can be glorified in and through a believer’s…
How A Lack Of Counselling Training Is Hurting The Church
Many of us feel a strong pull towards comforting those who are experiencing emotional turmoil. Even if we have a natural knack for counselling others, our empathy and listening skills might need fine tuning to help us reach a higher standard of counselling.
The Five Stages of Grief – A Journey
“Grief is the response to the loss of any significant object or person in our lives. The process of grief follows such losses as death, divorce, other broken relationships, financial loss, lost job, amputation, loss of health, ageing, and abandonment of significant life goals or dreams. It also includes the many subtle losses that affect…
7 Different Types of Depression
All the various types of depression mostly share symptoms in common like; sadness, low mood & lack of interest in usual activities. However, the symptoms of depression can vary from one person to the next.
Symptoms, Diagnosis & Treatment Of Bipolar Disorder
When we think about Bipolar Disorder we tend to think of it as one type of mental illness when in fact there are a few variations. Bipolar disorders (manic-depressive disorders) are classified as a ‘chronic mental health condition’ characterised by periods of low mood such as depression as well as periods of mania, or extreme…
Common Symptoms Of Anxiety & The Bizarre
There are classic psychological and physical symptoms of anxiety that are well known to most of us. However, there are also those rare and bizarre symptoms we don’t often hear about. Below you’ll find those common or classic symptoms affecting others physically and psychologically. Also we take a look at the lesser known manifestations of…
