We are mid way through Mental Health Awareness week run by the Mental Health Foundation. This year the focus is on stress and how stress impacts each individuals mental health. Defining stress is difficult, as each person experiences stress differently. Generally speaking, stress is considered to be the body’s response to pressures from a situationContinue reading “Mental Health Awareness Week; 14-20 May 2018”
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Panic (part 2); Helping someone experiencing a panic attack
This grounding exercise can be helpful if you are with someone who is experiencing a panic attack. Along with helping them understand the physiological aspects of their panic attack this grounding exercise encourages them to pay attention to their surroundings and evaluate if there is a threat by naming out loud; 5️⃣ Five things youContinue reading “Panic (part 2); Helping someone experiencing a panic attack”
Panic; what is happening to me?
Everyone experiences anxiety and panic at different times, these are common responses to stressful or dangerous situations. However, for someone who experiences panic attacks the feelings of anxiety, panic or stress can occur regularly and at any time, often for no apparent reason. Why do panic attacks happen? Biologically , when our bodies perceive aContinue reading “Panic; what is happening to me?”
Dr Patricia Barber 