ARE SUICIDAL THOUGHTS SOLUTION TO OUR ISSUES IN THE UK?

Posted on 22nd December 201623rd December 2016 by Leona Sears

Introduction The Office for National Statistics released on December 2, 2016, report on suicides in the UK in 2015 and it also included other factors that are relevant to suicidal thoughts. The report provided information about sex, age, area of residence and method by which the person committed a suicide. This article briefly describes the tragic information from the report as well as my views formed from clinical and personal experience about suicide and suicidal thoughts. 'I almos...

THEY TELL YOU CHRISTMAS IS NOT THE TIME OF LONELINESS AND DEPRESSION

Posted on 15th December 201615th December 2016 by Leona Sears

They tell you that Christmas is not the time of loneliness and depression. All you can hear constantly from the radio and television are advertisements about joy, the family time, lots of presents and lots of great food. In conjunction with the media Christmas advertising as you walk through London to fetch your lunch, you are being bombarded again with upbeat Christmas songs. Boxes of presents are shoved in your face as soon as you enter your local supermarket store. You are being cons...

WHY QUITTING ALCOHOL COULD BE THE BEST CHRISTMAS PRESENT?

Posted on 7th December 201631st October 2024 by Leona Sears

Christmas is coming, it is the time of the year when we take stock of our lives and review what worked and what needs improving in the new year for our families and us and if you have been experiencing issues with alcohol abuse then quitting could be the best Christmas present for you. Long-term and ongoing alcohol consumption, lack of control, cravings and a need for increased amounts of alcohol, withdrawal symptoms following cessation during a 12-month period have been associated with substan...

BULLYING, DEPRESSION

Posted on 1st December 20161st December 2016 by Leona Sears

This article is about hazards of bullying that we know well is connected to mood disorders such as depression, anxiety disorders and posttraumatic stress disorder and suicide. My in-depth knowledge about this topic comes from my continued clinical as well previous academic experience described on this website’s ‘about’ page stating that I had written a doctorate thesis on bullying. Let’s begin with what is bullying. Bullying is essentially a high aggression directed at a target, it invo...

DEPRESSION, BURNOUT, MISDIAGNOSIS and DEPRESSION MANAGEMENT

Posted on 28th November 201628th November 2016 by Leona Sears

Since the end of the Halloween celebrations, the clock was turned one hour back, the sun sets an hour earlier and most of us are returning home in dark feeling tired and some of us complain of feeling depressed and fearing that we might be suffering from depression linked to a seasonal affective disorder. The fact that the days are getting shorter and that there is a lack of light could lead to seasonal affective disorder (SAD) which is a winter depression that starts in autumn and gets ...

LOVE AND ONLINE INFIDELITY

Posted on 6th October 20166th October 2016 by Leona Sears

This article is about love and online infidelity. ‘All you need is love’ Beatles were singing, love is exciting and can send us into psychedelic highs (Liebowitz, 1983) and love is for most of us inevitable part of our lives from the moment we are thrown into this world and into the loving arms of our mother to the moment we don’t have it, crave it and feel psychologically tortured by the absence of it and yes despite the need for love some of us are in the pursuit of online infidelity. Love i...

POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER AND PTSD THERAPY

Posted on 3rd October 20163rd October 2016 by Leona Sears

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder or PTSD is anxiety disorder that can leave the person immobilized on many levels due to the acute or chronic stress; it can be accompanied with depression, panic attacks and severe outbursts of anger that will be discussed in this article including the therapy. Definition and Diagnoses of Trauma Trauma is the experience and psychological impact of events that are life-threatening and include a danger of injury so severe that the person is horrified feels helpless,...

HEALTH AND SOCIAL EFFECTS OF BULLYING

Posted on 27th September 201627th September 2016 by Leona Sears

This is a video created by Leona Sears and it is about bullying support and it reviews research on how bullying affects our lives medically and socially. This is, in particular, helpful for parents of bullied children or partners of bullied people. It depicts the seriosity of bullying and how we should not undermine the experiences of victims and targeted people. If you need a support with bullying call Leona Sears period 07 505 124 933.

10 SELF-CARE STEPS FOR BULLIED VICTIMS

Posted on 27th September 201627th September 2016 by Leona Sears

In this post, you will see a video, created by Leona Sears for support in relation to bullying. Bullying is a serious behavioural issue, that leaves affected people traumatised and many who come to Westminster Psychotherapy Ltd lack a sound knowledge about proper self-care. This video provides you with additional self-support steps outside of the sessions. If you want to book a session with Leona Sears for support with regards to bullying call 07505 124 933.

HOW NOT TO BE MIDDLE-AGED, INSECURE AND HOME ALONE

Posted on 27th September 201613th October 2016 by Leona Sears

Middle age is defined as the period of your life after adulthood and before the beginning of old age and the psychological or biological beginning of this stage of our lives might vary from person to person. To give an example, a friend of mine who is forty-three is five months pregnant and another friend of mine who is also forty-three has received a clinical confirmation that she has reached her menopause. So, whilst both of my friends' fertility capacity varies, it is important to emphasize t...