Resilience Counselling Network

I was 30 when I was diagnosed with agoraphobia. By that time, I had spent 5 years living with it. Reading this, you might be thinking that it may have been a mild case of agoraphobia, believe me when I… Continue reading

I suffered from postnatal depression after my daughter was born and this is not something I felt comfortable talking about. I felt ashamed and guilty to admit it. I thought it made me a bad mother. Recently however, as more… Continue reading

Hi my name is Jane*, I live in a house share, a hundred or so miles away from my family. It can get really hard sometimes, especially when you work full time, have all your daily chores to do and… Continue reading

When we think of binge eating, the images that tend to come to mind are people eating chocolates, ice-cream, crisps – sugary foods in front of the television. What we don’t think about is binge eating being a serious mental… Continue reading

Following the death of my son, the mere notion of being happy, laughing or even smiling again seemed ludicrous. Not only did the thought of being happy again seemed like an impossible place to reach, but it also felt very,… Continue reading

Depression has become such an overused term nowadays that the seriousness of the illness has lost its significance. Instead we now use terms such as Major Depressive Disorder, and Bipolar Disorder and Seasonal Affective Disorder to communicate how serious the… Continue reading

After everything me and my family have been through, I honestly didn’t think that this is where I would end up in my career. After seeing my brother, John* struggle through life, it seems a little sadistic that I choose… Continue reading

Following on from yesterday’s post from a lady who suffered with bipolar disorder for several years without being diagnosed, without even recognising that she might be suffering from a disorder, I wanted to spend a little time talking about mood… Continue reading

Today I will be discussing some of the “Taboo” behaviours that can be associated with differing mental health disorders. I am hoping to show that it does help to talk. It doesn’t matter whether you display this “taboo” behaviour in… Continue reading