Tag: emetophobia

  • Are you feeling anxious about lockdown ending?

    Anxious about Lockdown Ending This post was written by and shared from Thrive Programme Coach ® Niall McAlinden –  Thrive with Niall Are you feeling anxious about lockdown ending? If you suffer from emetophobia, social anxiety and other anxieties, you might have noticed your symptoms actually decrease during lockdown. It seems paradoxical, but it makes sense: life was…

  • Persistent And Continuous Effort – P.A.C.E. yourself!

    Persistent And Continuous Effort… Top Tip ! When you’re working through the programme, the process will be smoother and easier if you apply Persistent And Continuous Effort. The best approach is to put in P.A.C.E. every day – you’ll experience significant changes and benefits much quicker. A good example of this is 21-year-old Ella (see…

  • Liz shares her story of overcoming emetophobia and depression

    Liz Shares her Story 5 years ago, Liz was almost giving up believing that her life and her mental health would ever change. Battling depression, anxiety, emetophobia and carrying the weight of some hugely negative experiences in her past, Liz felt at rock bottom. Fast forward to today and she is positive and happy, fully…

  • 15. Thriving at Home – What comes next?

    Thriving – What comes next? Over the past few weeks we have shared some elements of The Thrive Programme and, if you’ve been fully applying all our tips, no doubt you’re well on your way to thriving! If you are one of the people who has been impatiently awaiting each new post; reading it several…

  • 14. Thriving at Home – How to keep calm and hit the reset button when it all gets too much

    When to Hit Reset How to keep calm when it all gets too much. When you just need to hit RESET? On Wednesday we talked about a STRESSOMETER and how when you learn to gauge your stress levels and actively manage your thinking, you can keep yourself calm and in control. (Remember how powerfully you…

  • 13. Thriving at Home – Let’s talk about stress

    Let’s Talk about Stress How well are you managing your stress levels? ? Following on from our recent discussions about phobias, fears and anxieties not happening ’to you’ – but rather being created by the way in which we respond to events and situations in life – today we are going to talk about stress.…

  • Emetophobia Help – Coping with Uncertainty

    Coping with Uncertainty In 2016, a group of researchers explored how people react to being told they will either “definitely” or “probably” receive a painful electric shock. What they discovered was an interesting paradox. The volunteers who knew they would definitely receive a painful electric shock felt calmer and were measurably less agitated than those…

  • 12. Thriving at Home – How does your language help reduce stress?

    Does Language Help Reduce Stress Today’s Mental Health made Simple post is all about the impact your language can have on your stress levels, anxiety and wellbeing. ‘Sticks and stones can break my bones but words will never hurt me’ Remember that? As you grow up, you realise that’s hardly true and that words can…

  • 11. Thriving at Home – Self-esteem

    Self-esteem Self-esteem is such an important element of good mental health, but for some people their self-esteem is very low ⚠️ Maybe you’re surprised to read that self-esteem is an important part of good mental health? Let’s be clear what ‘self-esteem’ means. It’s simple: self-esteem is what YOU currently think and feel about YOU. It’s…

  • 10. Thriving at Home – All About Emotions

    All About Emotions All the emotions you experience are BRAND NEW – it’s your choice how you feel! In order to truly take control of your life and learn to thrive, there are a couple of concepts that – for some people – can be difficult to get your head around. We’re going to talk…