Mental Health

Have you always been a bit of a worrier? Do you find yourself spending lots of time getting anxious about lots of different things, such as finances, relationships, health, work, or the future? Do you struggle to let the worries go? Maybe the worries affect your sleep? Do you find yourself feeling more irritable than […]

I was recently asked the question ‘can a difficult childhood cause anxiety?’ The short answer is yes. In this article, I’ll share my thoughts on this based on clinical experience and knowledge from academic study. What Are Adverse Childhood Experiences? We know that adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), such as your parents separating, witnessing domestic violence,

Can Anxiety Cause Physical Symptoms? The short answer is yes, you can feel anxiety in the body. Many people are surprised to realise just how many physical symptoms are caused by anxiety. They often attend their GP surgery to discuss their physical symptoms because they’re concerned about them or the symptoms are affecting the way

OCD is an anxiety disorder that is characterised by unwanted intrusive thoughts which create intense distress, leading the sufferer to feel compelled to do something to prevent harm being caused to either themselves or others. Within society, people tend to think OCD is just about liking things clean, but this could not be further from