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How to raise your mood when you are feeling low

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Anyone who has ever suffered from depression knows that the hardest part is to break the feeling low cycle. You feel low. You do things that comfort you at the time (like staying in bed crying all day, eating, smoking, drinking…). But these things are in fact bad for you and make you feel worse. And so you do feel worse. Which is why you do more these things that comfort you but are bad for you. Which makes you feel even worse. And so on.

Yes, you know what I am talking about. Continue reading “How to raise your mood when you are feeling low”

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Do You Need a Special Someone in Your Life? By Susan Leigh

For many people being in a relationship gives them a sense of identity, purpose and belonging. They feel that having that special someone, no matter how much of a compromise is required, allows them to comfortably fit into their social group, especially if everyone in their circle is partnered. Being single can feel alone, lonely and an outsider. Continue reading “Do You Need a Special Someone in Your Life? By Susan Leigh”

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Start Your New Year Well By Susan Leigh

There’s are certain times in life when it’s good to pause and assess what we’ve achieved so far, how that measures up to our original goals and where we would like our next steps to take us. Birthdays, especially decade birthdays, can be a useful evaluation point, but new year can also be a valuable time to check in and take stock of our aims, successes and the things that didn’t work out as planned. Continue reading “Start Your New Year Well By Susan Leigh”