Tag: help

  • Children’s Mental Health Week

    Children’s Mental Health Week Children’s Mental Health Week. This week (1-7 February 2021) is Children’s Mental Health Week so we’ll be sharing stories of young people who have beaten their emetophobia and learned to thrive. Emetophobia often starts in childhood, and can really take over the child’s life: Stopping social life Eating disorders, anorexia, ARFID…

  • Are you Hyper-vigilant?

    Are you Hyper-vigilant? If you’d like to find out are you hyper-vigilant? Then have a look at the warning signs… Do you: Struggle to switch off Have trouble sleeping, waking up at any noise ‘Body-scan’ and feel anxious at the slightest feeling of nausea (often caused by anxiety!)  Constantly scan your surroundings in case you…

  • How to Cope with Uncertainty

    How to Cope with Uncertainty Thriving through uncertainty – how do you cope? 2020 & 2021 – the years that changed our lives more than we could have anticipated. Self-isolation, cancelled holidays, home schooling, job uncertainty, postponed weddings and birthdays.  Is this the first time you’ve had to deal with a crisis or have you…

  • Top Tips for New Year’s Resolutions

    Top Tips for New Year’s Resolutions 2020 was a turbulent and uncertain year, with mental health cases on the rise directly attributed to the social and economic impacts of the pandemic: namely increases in anxiety and depression. We’ve spent this year constantly adapting, in and out of lockdown with ever-shifting restrictions. Many people feel energetic…

  • Emetophobia Christmas Advent Calendar 2020 Day 12

    Emetophobia Christmas Advent Day 12 Season’s greetings ! Emetophobia Christmas Advent Day 12 – However you’re spending this festive period, we want to wish you all the best from everyone here at The Thrive Programme for Emetophobia. Give yourself a huge pat on the back – and a much-deserved rest – for all the hard…

  • Thrive Programme Advent Day 11 – Are you Aware of your Self-Talk?

    Are you Aware of your Self-Talk? How you talk to yourself as you go through your day is super important. Are you aware of your self-talk? Chances are, if you’re struggling and not thriving your inner voice isn’t so positive. Your inner coach isn’t so great. It isn’t championing you on and presents itself more…

  • Thrive Programme Advent Day 10 – Are you a Thought Detective?

    Are you a Thought Detective? Can you spot and challenge any of the following unhelpful thinking styles? Are you a Thought Detective? Negative – find faults in everything, looks for things that could go wrong, always thinks about the downside to things Worrying – mind always overactive, over analysing everything, thinking about these areas /…

  • Thrive Programme Advent Day 9 – Do you act impulsively?

    Do you act impulsively? Are you someone who acts without thinking? Do you act impulsively? Do you want to feel good RIGHT NOW? When you feel upset, disappointed, vulnerable or angry do you feel that you need outside help with your emotions in the form of chocolate, shopping, alcohol or cigarettes etc, etc….? Why do…

  • Thrive Programme Advent Day 8 – The trouble with hypervigilance

    The Trouble with Hypervigilance Many people feel almost permanently on-edge, worried, anxious and stressed. That’s the trouble with hypervigilance. They are over-alert/hypervigilant to potential threats or dangers… ”Why hasn’t my friend messaged me back? Is it because she doesn’t really like me?” ”Does this tummy ache mean I’m going to be sick? I can’t cope…

  • Thrive Programme Advent Day 7 – The Trouble with Perfectionism!

    The Trouble with Perfectionism Perfectionism is not about high standards; it is about RIDICULOUSLY UNREALISTICALLY high standards where anything other than absolute perfection is seen as a failure! That’s the trouble with perfectionism It is about always noticing mistakes and perceived flaws. It is about thinking in a black and white/ all or nothing way…