The Craic

Be Your Gift To Yourself Is it time to talk about the 'C' word? 'Christmas' that is. A little early, you might think. But here's why. Where ever you are in the world, this has been a tough year. A global pandemic has had economic effects just about everywhere. Many people have been laid off,… Continue reading The ‘C’ Word

When it's dark outside, it can be dark inside. It can be quite a comforting experience to light the fires and curl up inside while watching Mother Nature do her worst outside your window. But for some, the Autumn & Winter months of the year can feel very long indeed. Sometimes called The Winter Blues,… Continue reading When SAD Is More Than Sadness..

With Halloween upon us and this month's topic being anxiety, this seems like a good time to talk about fear. Fear can be a wonderful thing. It's that skip of heart when someone jumps out on you. It's white knuckles wrapped around the safety bar on a roller coaster. It's your hand gripping the arm… Continue reading Fear, Fun & Fright

Whether it be spiders, snakes, flying, syringes & needles, dentists.. phobias are very common anxiety related disorders that affect around 10% of us. So what are Phobias and how do they develop? A phobia is an anxiety disorder focused on an overwhelming irrational fear of something that is unlikely to harm you, experienced as an… Continue reading Phobias

We live in a strange paradox. A world that often places great value on extraversion, sociability, and popularity and yet, surprisingly, 13% of the population experience social anxiety and that figure is rising year-on-year. So, what is going on here? Why do we value these qualities in people when more than 1 in 8 of… Continue reading Social Anxiety – Why Can’t I Be More Like Them?