Sleep Anxiety & The Power of your Mind
A global study conducted in February 2019 by Philips surveying over 15,000 people across 13 countries has revealed that worrying has kept over 51% of Australian adults up at night over the past three months, with illness and technology as …
Teaching Children about Anxiety
Anxiety problems in children are very common, probably more so than other better-known behavioural problems like conduct disorder or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. But how can we help children who suffer from anxiety? Anxiety and fears in children are often …
Caught in an Anxiety Fog?
Kind of like driving a car in a bad fog, it’s hard to think clearly and make good decisions when you are overwrought, overwhelmed and feeling anxious. If only clearing your brain fog was as easy as turning on the …
How to quieten the mind
Do you ever feel like a little rat running on a wheel? Or is your mind like a circus with so much going on, you don’t even know what to cast your eye on. You are not alone; the constant …
Combatting irrational fears by making them boring!
Feeling fearful is natural, an inbuilt human survival instinct; stemming from our caveman times when survival really was a matter of life and death. Modern day fears though, are often irrational fears or phobia where little or no realistic threat …
Anxiety: breaking the cycle
Dr Stan Steindl, Clinical Psychologist Mental health is complex. A number of factors contribute to it, including genetic factors that are largely out of our control. However, from the moment we are born, life experience comes into play as a …
What is the difference between an anxiety attack and a panic attack?
Kathryn Smith, Clinical Psychologist Feelings of anxiety are normal and a natural human response to high risk or intense situations. However, some people experience higher levels of anxiety that is unmanageable and interferes with daily life. If this is the …
Are Christmas parties your worst nightmare?
It’s that time of year again and for many of us, that amounts to lots of festive cheer, socialisation and fun. However, for some people, the popping of champagne corks is not a sound of joy but rather a frightful …
Monitoring your daily mood levels
Managing diabetes can be tough, not only because of the physical symptoms but the impact it can have on mental health. As well as monitoring daily insulin levels, diabetes sufferers must also remember to shine a light on their daily …
Enough of the Trash Talk
By Dr Stan Steindl, Clinical Psychologist Negative self-talk- it’s that niggling little voice inside our head that for whatever reason is often skewed towards the negative. Perhaps it’s a hard-wired human response to protect oneself from danger, assuming the worst …