stress – the patchwork fox

World Mental Health Day 2020

10th October is World Mental Health Day and the theme for 2020 is Mental Health for All: Great Investment - Greater Access.

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How My Chronic Pain and Depression Influence Each Other (Guest Post)

After learning more about the mind and body connection, and the science behind chronic pain, I came to understand that our mind does in fact significantly influence our body.

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Living With C-PTSD (Guest Post)

Today's guest post comes from Caitlin, who takes on the task of illustrating how C-PTSD affects her day-to-day life.

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How To Cope With Travelling When You Have Anxiety

Travelling abroad can be stressful for anyone. But when you have anxiety, it can seem almost impossible.

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How To Cope With Stress At Work

Stress at work can be incredibly damaging to our mental health. I know in my situation, stress at work definitely made a huge contribution to my eventual breakdown.

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Mental Health Essentials for Employers

Work and work-based stress can cause or exacerbate mental health issues, however, there are things that employers can do to help alleviate issues and support their staff where needed.

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“I’m Fine”: Signs That Someone Might Be Struggling

"How are you?" "Fine thanks, you?" Sound familiar?

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Define the Emotion

One of the struggles of living with mental illness is that after a while, our emotions can become kind of fuzzy. We're not really sure what we're feeling, we just know it feels like shit.