Will the Online Safety Act protect young people’s mental health?
Recently the Online Safety Act has returned to public discussion as changes have been implemented to the way adult content is accessed in the UK. These changes have …
Why Bipolar Disorder Shortens Lifespan by Up to 20 Years and What You Can Do
Living with bipolar disorder means more than weathering mood highs and lows; it also takes a silent toll on your lifespan. Research shows people with bipolar die 11–20 years earlier …
When helping hurts: potential harms from CBT and mindfulness in schools
Mental health difficulties in children and young people (CYP) are rising, with one in five CYP reporting a probable mental health condition (Newlove-Delgado et al., 2022). Despite this, many CYP …
Creating Calm – Morning & Night
In a world that glorifies hustle, staying busy has become a badge of honour. But underneath the endless to-do lists, constant notifications, and multitasking, many of us are quietly craving …
How Love Addiction Fuels Anxiety, Depression, and Cognitive Struggles
To test the robustness of the results, the researchers repeated their analyses excluding participants with psychiatric diagnoses. The findings remained consistent. They also tested whether anxiety and depression might cause …
Why It’s So Easy to Hate Yourself When You Have Bipolar Disorder (and How to Stop)
I’ve often felt self-hatred in bipolar disorder. It can feel like living with an enemy inside your own head. Many people with bipolar disorder have this enemy. And while self-hatred …
Rethinking the evidence behind young people’s depression treatments
Childhood and adolescence are vulnerable periods for the development of mental health problems, which are also associated with mental health and physical problems in adulthood. There are a range of …
How to find longevity in the habit warfare – Building Habits that last
We first make our habits, and then our habits make us – John Dryden Have you ever felt like you’re sleepwalking your way through life, unaware of the habits that …
Cannabis, Trauma, and the Path to Paranoia
A second study, published in Psychological Medicine, examined how childhood trauma influences the relationship between cannabis use and paranoia. Just over half of participants reported some form of trauma, with …
Bipolar Disorder Isn’t a ‘Chemical Imbalance’: Here’s What the Science Actually Shows
Many of us were told that mood disorders come from a simple imbalance of brain chemicals. It feels like that’s what doctors said in an effort to simplify things for …