Why High-Functioning People Still Struggle Emotionally On the outside, you appear capable. Reliable. Successful. You meet deadlines, manage responsibilities, respond to emails, support others, and keep going. But internally, it can feel very different. Many of the people who contact our practice describe a quiet contradiction: “Nothing is falling apart — but I don’t…
If December is the ‘season to be jolly’, January is the season to be depressed. Hot on the heels of the ‘most wonderful time of the year’ is the most emotionally and psychologically challenging. At The Harley Psychology & Therapy Group requests for therapy triple in January with people feeling more depressed and anxious than…
Now that we’re past the winter solstice, the days are getting longer but it feels like a long stretch to go before there’s any real difference in the amount of daylight we have to enjoy. Nature will be withdrawn and wintry for quite a few weeks to come, and so might our moods.The darker months…
The twinkling lights are up, the smell of mulled wine is in the air, and suddenly your calendar is looking as stuffed as a Christmas turkey. If you’re someone who finds it hard to say “no,” –and that’s a very common thing – the season can quickly become a source of overwhelming stress, guilt, and…
Grief touches every family at some time, but when children are involved, it can feel even more complex. As a parent or carer, you may be struggling with your own heartache while also trying to help your child make sense of what has happened. It’s a tender balancing act: supporting your child’s emotional world, and…
The UK’s Mental Health Awareness Week runs from 12 -18 May this year, and it’s a time for reflection, understanding, and open conversations. This year, let’s shine a spotlight on something we don’t talk about nearly enough: treating our mental health with the same care and attention we give to physical health. When you catch…
Why We Turn to Food When We’re Stressed or Emotional, and When to Seek Help With Easter just around the corner, we’re surrounded by chocolate eggs, hot cross buns, and an abundance of sweet treats online and in the shops. It’s a time of celebration and indulgence, but for some, it can also be a…
Challenges to our mental health seem to be a part of life, a part of life with an important function. These challenges create the opportunity to learn, to develop, to evolve. The suffering that they involve providing the impetus for that development. However, there is a line past which these challenges create more suffering than…
Everyone feels low once in a while. It’s a part of being human. It sucks to have a low mood and not know what to do to come out of it. We’ve got some suggestions on what you could do to boost your mood if you need them today. How Do You know If You…
If you are struggling with a mental health problem, particularly depression, the answer to this question is likely to be ‘not very well’. The way that we treat ourselves has a big impact on how we feel. It can be the difference between good mental health and bad mental health. From the things that we…
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