Is every day a grey day? Are you living your life in black and white?
If you are struggling to shed the winter blues then here are some tips to help you put some colour back in your life.
Every year, about one in four people in the UK may experience some kind of mental health problem. Anxiety and depression are especially common problems that are very debilitating and often need medication to bring under control.
Counselling often helps people suffering with anxiety and depression come to terms with the root cause but there is much that you can actually do to help yourself. The self-help book market is awash with books offering great advice on managing anxiety and depression but often it is a case of using books in conjunction with counselling to achieve long lasting relief from the debilitating effects of anxiety and depression.
FACT: Around 350 million people globally are already affected by depression and the World Health Organisation estimate it will be the single biggest burden of disease in the world by 2030.
Today, the World Federation for Mental Health is promoting the message that:
The days are getting shorter and the nights longer. This is the time of year that some people dread. Reduced light, dull weather and lower temperatures all tell us that autumn is here and winter is not far away. If you suffer from SAD (Seasonal affective disorder) then you will certainly be mourning the loss of summer and dreading the long nights of winter.
