depression

We may all suffer some form of mental health illness in our lifetime whether it is anxiety, depression or both.  Latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show one in five Australians have a mental or behavioral condition and this is on the rise. Symptoms of anxiety can be very unsettling. Your heart rate increases, your mind races and you can no longer think straight. Though everyone experiences anxiety a bit differently, there are some more common symptoms to look out for: racing heart; hot flushes, sweating and skin clamminess; rapid breathing; and/or frequent ...read more

 We may all suffer some form of mental health in our lifetime whether it is depression or anxiety or both. But with all the pressures of modern life, the fast pace, social media, mobile phones, it seems this is on the increase.Symptoms of anxiety can be very unsettling. Your heart rate increases, your mind races and you can no longer think straight. Though everyone experiences anxiety a bit differently, there are some more common symptoms to look out for:racing heart;hot flushes, sweating and skin clamminess;rapid breathing; and/orfrequent gastrointestinal upsets.feelings of excess ...read more

I speak to so many people who tell me of the depression they have been diagnosed with, the anti-depressants they were prescribed that left them feeling foggy, and often what I hear and see is an individual feeling misunderstood and somewhat confused due to a lack of understanding.Depression by clinical definition is ‘a period of 2 weeks or longer during which there is either a depressed mood, or loss of interest or pleasure that has at least four other symptoms that reflect a change in functioning, such as problems with sleep, eating, energy, concentration, and self-image’.Depression is a ...read more