How to Help People with Depression: A Personal and Practical Guide

By |2025-01-18T14:01:57+11:00January 18, 2025|Categories: depression, Mental Health, mental illness, Personal Development, Self Improvement|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Having battled depression since my early teens, I've learned firsthand that supporting someone with depression requires understanding, patience, and genuine compassion. Sometimes, the smallest gestures can make the biggest difference in someone's life - I know this because I've been on both sides of the equation. Understanding Depression Depression isn't [...]

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Whirlwind Rising: Navigating Psychosis and Rediscovering Limits

By |2023-04-18T23:58:53+10:00April 19, 2023|Categories: mental illness|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Introduction As the title says, recently, I had a bout of psychosis brought on by coming off one of my medications (Olanzapine or Zyprexa), affectionately named Weight-Gain 4000. Anyone who watches South Park will catch the reference there. I shouldn't use the term affectionately since weight gain is one of [...]

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Emotional Stress: Symptoms, Signs, and Self-Help Strategies

By |2023-04-17T12:16:14+10:00March 27, 2023|Categories: Mental Health|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

Introduction Emotional stress is an inevitable part of life. Still, it's essential to recognise the symptoms and signs early on to prevent it from taking a significant toll on our mental and physical health. When left unchecked, emotional stress can lead to various complications, such as depression, anxiety, and even [...]

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Five Healthy Habits To Improve Your Mental Health

By |2022-05-18T00:18:36+10:00May 18, 2022|Categories: Mental Health|Tags: , , , , |

Five Healthy Habits To Improve Your Mental Health   Let's face it; we all struggle with our mental health from time to time. Despite how common these experiences may be, many still neglect their mental well-being. We fall prey to harmful patterns of behaviour. Mental health is as important as [...]

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Social Anxiety and COVID-19 Restrictions

By |2020-10-30T11:37:46+11:00October 30, 2020|Categories: Mental Health, Self Improvement|Tags: , , , , , |

Social Anxiety and COVID-19 Restrictions Introduction Due to COVID-19, government-imposed restrictions around the world are quite common. Unfortunately, this has had a disastrous impact on our mental health. The mental health system is at maximum capacity, which means its harder than ever to get the timely assistance you may require. [...]

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PTSD and Me – Transform Pain into Power

By |2020-10-26T10:47:14+11:00October 26, 2020|Categories: Mental Health, Self Improvement|Tags: , , , , , |

PTSD and Me - Transform Pain Into Power Introduction As you might know, I have suffered from Depression, Anxiety and Schizoaffective Disorder now for 25+ years and have accumulated a lot of experience and knowledge along the way. My main purpose in this life is to help others who are [...]

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Communication – What We Hear vs What They Mean

By |2020-10-10T05:56:09+11:00October 10, 2020|Categories: Mental Health|Tags: , , , , , , , |

After seeing some posts on social media recently about things you wouldn't say to somebody with depression or suicide ideation, it brought up another topic for me that I find to be relevant. That topic is the regular miscommunications that patients often experience when talking with their doctors/therapists. Allow me [...]

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Conquer Your Inner Demons – Now Available For Pre-Purchase

By |2020-10-06T11:14:43+11:00October 6, 2020|Categories: Mental Health, Self Improvement|Tags: , , , |

I'm proud to announce that my new book 'Conquer Your Inner Demons - The Ultimate Guide To Better Mental Health' is now available to pre-purchase for $19.95 + $5 Postage & Handling. The book has gone to the layout phase, which means it's not too far off now. I expect [...]

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COVID-19 and Mental Health

By |2020-04-18T23:51:02+10:00April 18, 2020|Categories: Mental Health|Tags: , , , , , |

COVID-19 and Mental Health Introduction So it's been a few weeks since our government here in Australia instituted self-isolation and lockdown for us citizens. Not that we are alone in this world, many other countries experiencing the Corona (COVID-19) virus have also done the same and in some cases, even [...]

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