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Today in Ireland 10% of the population between the ages of 16-25 suffer from mental health issues. Such issues affect people’s frame of mind, thinking and behaviour. The statistics show that...
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How do I know if I have an eating Disorder?
People with eating disorders typically worry a lot about their weight and about the food that they are eating, or trying not to eat. You may have an...
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Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is a type of winter depression that affects an estimated half a million people every Winter between September and April, in particular during December, January and...
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Panic attacks are sudden fleeting periods of intense anxiety. In small doses anxetity is both useful and normal. Anxiety only becomes a problem when our feelings are out of proportion with normality...
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Stress can be a major factor in our ability to cope with college or working life. It is often thought of in a negative way as something to be avoided, something harmful, but stress cannot always be...
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Self-harm is when someone deliberately hurts or injures him or herself.
Self-harming is a coping mechanism. It is not a signal that a person wants to die or is trying to kill themselves, although...
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Depression is a huge problem in Ireland today. 10% of the Irish population suffers from depression. But mental illness is a taboo subject so we tend to ignore the problem, until it happens to us.
We can all feel a little down from time to time. College can be a stressful time; you have a bad week, a big exam coming up and a few fights with friends. Everything can feel difficult. But after a while, the difficult time passes and everything goes back to normal.
