Obsessive Compulsive Disorder in a pandemic
As lockdown restrictions begin to ease but the threat of coronavirus still…
Physical health pandemic vs mental health ‘epidemic’: has our mental health been forgotten?
With NHS mental health services now belatedely re-opening, counsellor Abi Crossland-Otter makes…
Anxiety: Fighting fear and negative thoughts
People who have lived with anxiety for long periods can become more anxious…
‘Severe mental illness’ – how useful is this term today?
When mental health clinicians use the term 'severity', some are describing danger,…
Although it should be the other way round, the patients look out for us
Abi Crossland-Otter is a Trainee Counsellor and Mental Health Support Worker with…
Do we need to redefine what we mean by the term ‘antidepressant’?
Last week a UK documentary made headlines through discussing whether young people…
Social media and mental health: stroking or stoking?
Has virtual recognition superseded our past needs?
Saying ‘no’: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and how I (almost) freed myself
Abi Crossland-Otter describes how she took control over a condition that had been…
The healing power of music in affective and neurological disorders
While awareness of the power of music to move and transport people is common,…