Nobody wants to crash and burn. We don't design our lives around the possibility of the type of ruin that leaves us quivering in the foetal position. Even the most paranoid and pessimistic types rarely create a realistic contingency for outright despair. Yet hitting rockbottom at least once in life is not uncommon, so what happens when we get there without a plan? Being an optimist is a double-edged sword. It helps you to see the good in most situations - and people - which c

The body is our sensory powerhouse. It's easy to forget this when dealing with matters of mental health and we often assume that if we're suffering from stress or anxiety, both the problem and answer exist in our mind. I believe this view is outdated and exclusive. It's time to utilise the full set of artillery you were born with. The first time you experience a full-blown panic attack is, quite simply, evil. It's an adrenalin-induced, heart-pumping state of terror that feels

Anxiety is generally viewed as a problem with the mind, but everyone I know who suffers spends more time talking about and fearing the physical symptoms; shaking, sweating, heaving, fainting, and emptying the entire contents of your breakfast through the nearest exit. So why do modern therapies try to overcome the issue by fixing our thoughts? What if that doesn't work? A hypnotherapist once tried to convince me that I couldn't move my hand due to the power of his mind. My ha