Anxiety, confidence, depression, fears/phobias, stress

Anxiety:

Anxiety can be experienced at different levels when facing particularly stressful situations.  However, anxiety disorders are severe and can disrupt the day-to-day life of an individual.  Anxiety disorders can be brought on by a fear of something that happened in the past; or what we imagine may happen.

For more information & help click your specific anxiety issue below:

•    GAD (General Anxiety Disorder
•    Social anxiety disorder / social phobia
•    Panic attacks/panic disorder

Low Self Esteem:

Low self-esteem – A common belief is that self-esteem and self-confidence are the same things. However, although self-confidence is related to self-esteem, they are not the same. Self-confident people may also suffer from low self-esteem, and this can be seen by the vast number of actors, celebrities and public figures who appear to be brimming with self-confidence, yet totally lack self-esteem when away from the media or when they’re not performing. Unfortunately, low self-esteem is extremely common in today’s society and individuals can often struggle to find their sense of worth in the world.

Low self-confidence – Self-confidence is a psychological quality related to (but distinct from) self-esteem. Having high levels of self-confidence can have huge benefits for all areas of your life (including relationships, career, social life and state of mind), and many people who lack self-confidence aspire to be more confident. Self-confidence refers to having faith in your own abilities, and is usually considered to be made up of a variety of factors such as social confidence, stage presence, peer independence, physical presence and status confidence.


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•    Confidence
•    Low self-confidence

Depression - Hoplessness - Despair

Depression / hopelessness / despair  is a common psychological disorder; Almost anyone can be affected at some point during their life; research suggests that between 5 and 10% of the population suffer from depression to some extent at any one time.

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Phobia or Fear:

The basic feature of any phobia or fear  is a conflict between conscious and unconscious processes and is a natural response caused by real danger. For example, we are all scared of coming face to face with a wild, hungry animal, and fear is a survival instinct which warns us against certain things or situations. A phobia, on the other hand, is an irrational fear of an object or situation that causes little or no danger.

For more information & help click on your specific fear / phobia issue below:

•    Dental / dentophobia
•    Driving / driving test nerves
•    Fear of flying / aviophobia
•    Needle phobia
•    Public speaking / wedding speeches
•    Spider phobia / arachnophobia

Stress:

Stress can be defined as the way you feel when you’re under too much pressure. Pressure can be caused by work, home or our personal lives, and each individual will cope differently with these levels of stress. What you may regard as highly stressful, another person may only regard as mildly stressful or not stressful at all. Problems occur when you feel you are unable to cope with the level of stress you face, and you feel that you are not coping.

For more information & help click on your specific issue below:

•    Anger / aggression / irritability / short temper
•    Exam stress
•    Headaches (including migraine)
•    Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
•    Nail biting
•    Skin disorders
•    Sleep disorder / insomnia