What is depression? Depression is very common and complex and often the symptoms can be different for everyone. We all feel moody, sad or low sometimes but depression is more than a low mood. Depression is a serious condition that affects all aspects of your life,...
Chronic Stress – Why is it so bad for you?
What is stress? Stress isn’t all bad. It helps us adapt to our environment and motivates us to perform. It makes that we can react to a threat by fighting or fleeing. Adrenaline and cortisol flood the body. Blood pressure, breathing and heart rate increase. Glucose is...
How to manage your emotions this festive season.
It’s that time of the year again, happy for some, stressful for others. The lead up to Christmas and the New Year can trigger a lot of emotions in people and it can be a tough time to get through. Emotions like disappointment, anger and sadness are sometimes hard to...
How to take control of Depression and beat the darkness
What is depression? We all feel sad or moody from time to time but depression is more than just a low mood. When these feelings are experienced intensely, for long periods of time (weeks, months or even years) or appear without any reason, it is called depression....