I’m a hypersexual, not happy about it, never was truly. I dig my issues into sexual gratification. Only 15 so I think it’s pretty strange, everybody I speak to calls it normal. I’ve been older dudes, the idea of dating somebody in my age range was strange to me. I don’t mean 20 or 29,…
The UK Government has now launched is much anticipated 10-year health plan. A plan to improve the care for millions of people by localising services in a shift from centralised treatments in hospitals to community treatment centres. They also plan to shift the focus from treatment to prevention in order to reduce the demand on…
When it comes to emotions, many of us have been taught to believe that men and women are wired differently. Culturally, we may picture women as more emotional and men as more stoic. But neuroscience tells a different story. From birth, every human being—regardless of gender—comes equipped with the exact same core emotions. They include…
As a psychiatrist working with people who have experienced childhood trauma, I often focus on a person’s strengths. Trauma, because it happened in the past, can’t be ‘fixed’ but it can be processed and laid to rest. The brain adapts to find an advantage, a useful edge from almost every experience. It learns to be…
By Dr. David Laing Dawson The manner in which the Nazi’s dehumanized the Jews over more than a decade has been thoroughly studied. It was a long process of referring to Jews as animals, vermin, subhuman, dangerous, corrupt, and evil. It gradually brought some citizens to revel in the final solution, and inured the rest…
While we all seem to have individual responses to changes in weather depending on our personal preferences, when it comes to heat, there seems to be a more consistently negative reaction among many people. In fact, researchers have found a link between heat waves and increased aggressive and violent crimes (Anderson, 1989). The summer heat…
Perfectionists constantly set incredibly high standards for themselves and expect nothing less than perfection. They have a relentless drive to achieve success and are continually striving to improve themselves. Many very successful people from all different walks of life consider themselves perfectionists. However, having unattainable goals can lead to an overwhelming sense of pressure and…
Birthdays are usually associated with feelings of joy, excitement, and happiness. But for some people, it’s quite the opposite. Birthday depression, or birthday blues, refers to feeling sad, distressed, or disinterested in celebrating or even thinking about your birthday. Individuals with birthday depression may feel low energy, focus on the past, and get caught up…
Marriage is a commitment between two individuals to honor each other every day until death “do they part.” While the statistics around divorce can cast doubt on the institution of marriage, many can agree that when vows are exchanged, they intend to see it through to the end. However, as many of us married folks…
Young people living in the most deprived stretches of England’s coastline are three times more likely to be living with an undiagnosed mental health condition than their peers inland, according to new research. This “coastal mental health gap” means that young people in these towns, which include areas of Tendring on the east coast and…